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  2. Laminectomy - Wikipedia

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    A laminectomy performed as a minimal spinal surgery procedure is a tissue-preserving surgery that leaves more of the muscle intact and spares the spinal process. Another procedure, called the laminotomy, is the removal of a mid-portion of one lamina and may be done either with a conventional open technique or in a minimalistic fashion with the ...

  3. Laminoplasty - Wikipedia

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    Laminectomy was one of the main methods for the posterior approach, however, the creation of laminoplasty was able to avoid several problems associated with the laminectomy procedure. Some risks of the laminectomy procedure include postoperative segmental instability, kyphosis , perineural adhesions , and late neurological deterioration.

  4. Laminotomy - Wikipedia

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    A laminotomy is an orthopaedic neurosurgical procedure that removes part of the lamina of a vertebral arch in order to relieve pressure in the vertebral canal. [1] A laminotomy is less invasive than conventional vertebral column surgery techniques, such as laminectomy because it leaves more ligaments and muscles attached to the spinous process intact and it requires removing less bone from the ...

  5. Microsurgical lumbar laminoplasty - Wikipedia

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    Despite the fact that microsurgical lumbar laminoplasty is an effective and less-invasive method for decompressing spinal nerves compared to traditional laminectomy, few surgeons have adopted it because the technique is more time-consuming and requires specialized training and equipment (operating microscope).

  6. Lumbar spinal stenosis - Wikipedia

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    Laminectomy is the most effective of the surgical treatments. [26] In those who worsen despite conservative treatments surgery leads to improvement in 60–70% of cases. [ 7 ] Another procedure using an interspinous distraction device known as X-STOP was less effective and more expensive when more than one spinal levels are repaired. [ 26 ]

  7. Spinal canal - Wikipedia

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    The vertebral canal is enclosed anteriorly by the vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs, and the posterior longitudinal ligament; it is enclosed posteriorly by the vertebral laminae and the ligamenta flava; laterally, it is incompletely enclosed by the pedicles with the interval between two adjacent pedicles on either side creating an intervertebral foramen (allowing the passage of the spinal ...

  8. List of Indonesian acronyms and abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    APBN (Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Negara). The national budget. APRA (Angkatan Perang Ratu Adil) - a rebel group against Republic of Indonesia (1950), led by former Dutch army officer, Captain Westerling. AS (Amerika Serikat) - USA, the United States of America

  9. Talk:Laminectomy - Wikipedia

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    The median MMS and KPS scores were similar between patients who underwent osteoplastic laminotomy and those in whom laminectomy was performed (MMS Score 2 [IQR 2-3] for laminotomy compared with 2 [IQR 2-4] for laminectomy, p = 0.54; KPS Score 90 [IQR 70-100] for laminotomy compared with 90 [IQR 80-90] for laminectomy, p = 0.545) at a median of ...