1) Ablation 2) Cutting out 3) Excision 4) Extirpation 5) Surgical removal procedure
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A laminectomy is a surgical procedure that removes a portion of the vertebral bone called the lamina. At its most minimally invasive, the procedure requires only small skin incisions. The back muscles are pushed aside rather than cut and the parts of the vertebra adjacent to the lamina are left intact. Recovery occurs within a few days. ==Method==...
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Excision of one or more laminae of the vertebrae.
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<procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure which is designed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve root that is being caused by a slipped or herniated disk in the lumbar spine. ... This procedure is also used in the treatment of spinal stenosis. This procedure includes removal of a portion of the bone comprising a vertebra. Recovery ...
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(lam″ĭ-nek´tә-me) surgical excision of the lamina of a vertebral arch, usually done to relieve the symptoms of a herniated disk by disk excision.
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An operation to relieve the symptoms of a ruptured intervertebral disc (a slipped disc)
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lam′i-nek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Excision of a vertebral lamina; commonly used to denote removal of the posterior arch.
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Laminectomy: A surgical procedure in which the posterior arch of a vertebra is removed. Laminectomy is done to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or on the nerve roots that emerge from the spinal canal. The procedure may be used to treat a slipped or herniated disk or to treat spinal stenosis.
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Excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra.
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A laminectomy (or rachiotomy) is a surgical incision into the backbone to gain access to the spinal cord.
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A laminectomy is a procedure involving surgical removal of the bony arch of the vertebrae (lamina) which covers the nerve and allows for exploration of the disc and foramina, often used in the treatment of spinal stenosis.
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n] - surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae
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laminectomy Surgically freeing up the space of the spinal canal by removing a portion of the lamina (a thin, flat layer, or plate; for example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body). The lamina, which is partially (or completely) removed unroofs the canal and can lead to a marked enl...
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a surgical procedure that removes part of a vertebra to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or a nerve branching from the spinal cord
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noun surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae
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Surgically removing a part of the lamina in order to make more space in the vertebral canal. It is usually done for treating spinal canal stenosis or disc herniation.
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A surgical procedure designed to relieve the pressure on the spine that is sometimes the result of an injury or degenerative arthritis. This may cause pain and weakness.
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A surgery that decompresses the spinal cord/nerves by removing the back part of the vertebra. The surgery enlarges the spinal canal and allows access to the disk.
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