LAMINECTOMY

Course overview

LAMINECTOMY IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROCEDURES TO DECOMPRESS SPINAL CANAL IN CASES OF NARROWING SECONDARY TO A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS SUCH AS DEGENERATIVE STENOSIS, FRACTURE, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SPINAL TUMORS, ABSCESS, AND DEFORMITY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE LAMINECTOMY TECHNIQUE, HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO THIS POSTERIOR SPINAL DECOMPRESSION SURGERY.