How Does A Laminectomy Work?
A Laminectomy is an operation done to relieve back pains which occur along with radiating pains in the arms and legs as may be the case as a result of a condition known as spinal stenosis characterised by the narrowing of the spinal canal housed within the vertebral column. Spinal Stenosis results in the spinal cord and the radiating nerves being compressed due to several reasons like a rupture in the spinal disk (herniation) that lies between two vertebrae due to injury, a tumour or as a natural outcome of the ageing process which leads to degeneration of the spine. Laminectomy which is generally performed on the lumbar (lower back) or in some cases cervical vertebrae (neck) attempts to relieve the strain on the spinal cord by removing or reshaping the lamina or the outer bony covering at the diseased site; the lamina is located at the posterior of the vertebral column along each vertebra forming a ring around the spinal cord. The procedure also involves in some cases restructuring th
