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There are two types: A laminectomy or laminotomy. Both involve your vertebrae’s lamina, an arch of bone that protects your spinal canal. In laminectomy, the lamina is removed in nearly its...
A laminotomy is surgery to remove a piece of your lamina. The lamina is the back part of a vertebra (bone) in your spine. The lamina protects and supports the back of your spinal cord.
Laminotomy and laminectomy are surgeries to remove part or most of a spinal bone called the lamina. The lamina is the back part of each vertebra (spinal bone) and covers the spinal canal, the area around the spinal cord. Both procedures reduce pressure on the spinal cord or spinal nerves to relieve pain.
Laminotomy and laminectomy are two surgeries to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerves. This is also called decompression surgery. As you get older or if you have an injury, the opening for the spine gets smaller.
Laminectomy, laminotomy, foraminotomy, and laminoforaminotomy are related procedures in which a surgeon removes bone from the spine. This page will give a general overview of these procedures. Laminectomy: This is a common procedure that removes part of the lamina, the bony “roof” of the spinal canal.
Laminectomy is surgery to remove the back arch or part of a spinal bone. This part of the bone, called the lamina, covers the spinal canal. Laminectomy enlarges the spinal canal to ease pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. Laminectomy is often done as part of a decompression surgery to relieve pressure.
Laminotomy or laminectomy is performed to visualize and access the spinal cord, nerve roots, certain ligaments and intervertebral discs. Surgical Goals. Both procedures are spinal decompression surgeries performed to decompress or remove pressure from the spinal cord and/or nerve roots, such as during a PLIF surgery.