Surgery typically involves removing the posterior arch of the spinal lamina, opening the covering of the spinal canal (spinal dura) and disconnecting or removing the vascular abnormality (Figure 3).

A Kerrison rongeur is used to remove the thinned lamina, carefully decompressing the spinal canal. The ligamentum flavum lies between the lamina and the thecal sac. Often with spinal stenosis ...

Surgical repair treatment for ruptured or damaged Lumbar spine disc. Surgical procedure to remove part/all of lamina to relieve pressure. A laminotomy is an orthopaedic neurosurgical procedure ...

There are two main approaches to surgery: the posterior approach, in which a portion of the posterior aspect of the spinal canal is removed in a procedure known as laminectomy, and the anterior ...

The neurosurgeons at Austin Brain and Spine collectively have over 100 years of medical experience. Dr. Alexa Bodman joined ...

When osteoporosis has made your bones weak, the chances are higher that they’ll crack or break, even the bones of your spine. These spine fractures, also called vertebral compression fractures ...

OBJECTIVES: To identify preoperative radiographic parameters that may be quantitatively predictive of postoperative spinal cord drift after cervical laminectomy and arthrodesis. SUMMARY OF ...

Daniel Webb, MD, joined AdventHealth Medical Group Neurosurgery at Rome (Ga.), according to an Oct. 2 news release in Coosa Valley News ...

Sep. 16, 2024 — Researchers have developed a gel inspired by cow slime for patients suffering from disc herniation. By adding the mucin gel immediately after surgery, it is possible to create a ...

Researchers have designed, in mice, an approach to minimizing the damage from a spinal cord injury through the use of engineered immune cells. Mice given the treatment had improved recovery from ...