Laminectomy

Laminectomy is a surgical procedure for treating spinal stenosis by relieving pressure on the spinal cord. The lamina of the vertebra is removed or trimmed to widen the spinal canal and create more space for the spinal nerves.The first laminectomy was performed in 1887 by Dr. Victor Alexander Haden Horsley, a professor of surgery at the University College London. He was lauded for his breakthrough procedure. A common type of laminectomy is performed to permit the removal or reshaping of a spinal disc as part of a lumbar discectomy. This is a treatment for a herniated disc, bulging or degenerated disc. (From the Wikpedia article Laminectomy.)

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Congenital Tumors of the Central Nervous System: The MCH Experience. Introduction: Congenital brain tumors in the younger pediatric population...	13th November, 2009	Division of Neurosurgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont., Canada.	Pediatr Neurosurg. 2009 Nov 11;45(5):368-374. DOI Direct Link
[Surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis by different methods] OBJECTIVE: To discuss the relationship between decompression methods of...	12th November, 2009	Department of Orthopaedics, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou	Zhongguo Gu Shang. 2009 Oct;22(10):738-40.
Multiple extradural spinal arachnoid cysts causing diffuse myelomalacia of the spinal cord. INTRODUCTION: Extradural spinal cyst is a rare cause of compression...	11th November, 2009	Department of Radiology, Baskent University School Medicine, Alanya	Neurologist. 2009 Nov;15(6):347-50. DOI Direct Link
Minimum 2-year follow-up result of degenerative spinal stenosis treated with interspinous u (coflex). OBJECTIVE: Clinical and radiological results of posterior dynamic...	7th November, 2009	Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital,	J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2009 Oct;46(4):292-9. Epub 2009 Oct 31. DOI Direct Link
Change of lumbar motion after multi-level posterior dynamic stabilization with bioflex system : 1 year follow up. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the change of range of motion (ROM) at the...	7th November, 2009	Department of Neurosurgery, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan	J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2009 Oct;46(4):285-91. Epub 2009 Oct 31. DOI Direct Link
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7524285	Instruments and methods for minimally invasive tissue retraction and surgery
7553307	Devices and methods for tissue modification
7553923	Medical devices and applications of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers
7555343	Devices and methods for selective surgical removal of tissue
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