Of more than 100 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy who underwent skip laminectomy since December 1998, 43 patients were followed for more than two years (average, 2.5 years ...

However, in the process of performing the laminectomy, some patients lay down excess scar tissue, which webs down the nerve root it is intending to decompress, and subsequently creates it’s own ...

His Lordship recently underwent a laminectomy, also known as decompression surgery, to remove the back part of the vertebra that covers his spinal canal. It’s meant to enlarge the canal and ...

In the end, he was forced to undergo a major spinal surgery called a cervical laminectomy. It turned out the star had a ruptured disc in his neck and his spinal cord was severely pinched – as ...

About 20% of people who have spinal surgery may feel pain, known as post-laminectomy syndrome (PLS ... but it may happen because of scar tissue developing after surgery. Treatments often involve ...

A new minimally invasive, multilevel cervical spine procedure, skip laminectomy is indicated for patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) and calcification of the ligamentum flavum ...