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Surgical treatments for spinal stenosis include laminectomy, discectomy, and spinal fusion. A doctor may recommend surgery for spinal stenosis in severe cases or if nonsurgical methods do not...
This surgery is done only on spinal bones in the neck. It makes the space within the spinal canal bigger by creating a hinge on the lamina. Metal hardware bridges the gap in the opened section of the spine. In most cases, these operations help reduce spinal stenosis symptoms.
Spinal stenosis surgery helps to reopen your spinal canal, the channel in your backbone that houses your spinal cord and other nerves. A doctor does the surgery when the space in the canal...
Surgery can help improve the outlook for a person in the final stages of spinal stenosis. A person may need rehabilitation after surgery to support recovery. A physical therapist can...
Spinal stenosis surgery can help to decrease chronic back and leg pain by creating more space in the vertebrae. Reviewed by our board-certified surgeons.
Surgery for spinal stenosis is often reserved for people with severe symptoms, such as numbness in the arms or legs. When those symptoms develop, it indicates a more notable compression of the spinal nerves and, thus, the need for a more invasive treatment.
Spinal surgery to treat lumbar stenosis may be done using minimally invasive techniques or by open surgical methods. The main goal of surgery is to decompress the neural structures and provide more room for the spinal cord, cauda equina, and/or nerve roots.