Laminectomy

laminectomy /lam·i·nec·to·my/ (lam?i-nek´tah-me) excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra.

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lam·i·nec·to·my (lm-nkt-m)

n.

Excision of a vertebral lamina. Also called rachiotomy.

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Laminectomy

An operation in which the surgeon cuts through the covering of a vertebra to reach a herniated disk in order to remove it.

Mentioned in: Disk Removal

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laminectomy,

n the excision of a vertebral lamina, commonly used to denote the removal of the posterior arch.

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laminectomy

surgical excision of the dorsal arch of a vertebra. The procedure is most often performed to relieve the signs caused by a ruptured intervertebral disk or a space-occupying lesion that is compressing the spinal cord.

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continuous laminectomy

the procedure is carried out on all cervical vertebrae for multiple lesions.

Funquist laminectomy

modifications of the procedure which include in type A, bilateral excision of both cranial and caudal articular processes and partial removal of the peduncles. In type B, these structures are preserved.

selected laminectomy

for single lesions, bone is removed from only the adjacent vertebrae.