 Laminectomy
"Laminectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A surgical procedure that entails removing all (laminectomy) or part (laminotomy) of selected vertebral lamina to relieve pressure on the SPINAL CORD and/or SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. Vertebral lamina is the thin flattened posterior wall of vertebral arch that forms the vertebral foramen through which pass the spinal cord and nerve roots.
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D007796
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.450
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| 1993 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laminectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Louie PK, An HS, Phillips FM. Response to Letter to the Editor re: Comparison of Stand-alone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Versus Open Laminectomy and Posterolateral Instrumented Fusion in the Treatment of Adjacent Segment Disease Following Previous Lumbar Fusion Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 09 01; 45(17):E1132-E1133.
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Louie PK, Haws BE, Khan JM, Markowitz J, Movassaghi K, Ferguson J, Lopez GD, An HS, Phillips FM. Comparison of Stand-alone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Versus Open Laminectomy and Posterolateral Instrumented Fusion in the Treatment of Adjacent Segment Disease Following Previous Lumbar Fusion Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Dec 15; 44(24):E1461-E1469.
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Hirsch BP, Khechen B, Patel DV, Cardinal KL, Guntin JA, Singh K. Safety and Efficacy of Revision Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression in the Ambulatory Setting. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Apr 15; 44(8):E494-E499.
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Movassaghi K, Basques BA, Louie PK, Khan JM, Derman PB, Nolte MT, Paul JC, Goldberg EJ, An HS. The Duration of Symptoms Does Not Impact Clinical Outcomes Following Lumbar Decompression Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 03 01; 44(5):305-308.
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Khechen B, Haws BE, Patel DV, Narain AS, Hijji FY, Guntin JA, Cardinal KL, Iyer S, Singh K. Comparison of Postoperative Outcomes Between Primary MIS TLIF and MIS TLIF With Revision Decompression. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Jan 15; 44(2):150-156.
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Tan LA, Kasliwal MK, An HS, Byrne RW. Obstructive Hydrocephalus Due to Intraventricular Hemorrhage After Incidental Durotomy During Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 03 01; 43(5):E316-E319.
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Turel MK, Kerolus MG, O'Toole JE. Ossified ligamentum flavum of the thoracic spine presenting as spontaneous intracranial hypotension: case report. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 04; 28(4):401-405.
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Lauryssen C, Jackson RJ, Baron JM, Tallarico RA, Lavelle WF, Deutsch H, Block JE, Geisler FH. Stand-alone interspinous spacer versus decompressive laminectomy for treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2015; 12(6):763-9.
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Ahn J, Iqbal A, Manning BT, Leblang S, Bohl DD, Mayo BC, Massel DH, Singh K. Minimally invasive lumbar decompression-the surgical learning curve. Spine J. 2016 08; 16(8):909-16.
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Ahn J, Tabaraee E, Singh K. Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Jul; 28(6):222-5.
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