"Laminectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A surgical procedure that entails removing all (laminectomy) or part (laminotomy) of selected vertebral lamina to relieve pressure on the SPINAL CORD and/or SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. Vertebral lamina is the thin flattened posterior wall of vertebral arch that forms the vertebral foramen through which pass the spinal cord and nerve roots.
| Descriptor ID |
D007796
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.718.563 E04.188.400 E04.525.450 E04.555.350
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laminectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Multilevel Hemilaminotomy Windows for the Surgical Management of Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis Causing Syringomyelia: Technical Note and Literature Review. World Neurosurg. 2021 04; 148:4-12.
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CORR Insights?: Are There Differences Between Patients with Extreme Stenosis and Non-extreme Stenosis in Terms of Pain, Function or Complications After Spinal Decompression Using a Tubular Retractor System? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 02; 478(2):357-358.
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Lumbar laminectomy and fusion with routine local application of vancomycin powder: decreased infection rate in instrumented and non-instrumented cases. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Sep; 115(9):1766-9.
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Anterior corpectomy versus posterior laminoplasty: is the risk of postoperative C-5 palsy different? Neurosurg Focus. 2011 Oct; 31(4):E12.
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Surgical treatment of patients with cervical myeloradiculopathy and coexistent multiple sclerosis: report of 15 patients with long-term follow-up. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2011 May; 24(3):177-82.
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Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma with associated spinal cord compression. Am J Med Sci. 2011 Feb; 341(2):148-52.
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Metastatic synovial sarcoma with cervical spinal cord compression treated with posterior ventral resection: case report. J Spinal Cord Med. 2010; 33(1):80-4.
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Estrogen treatment of spinal cord injury attenuates calpain activation and apoptosis. J Neurosci Res. 2006 Oct; 84(5):1064-75.
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Cerebellar hemorrhage caused by remote neurological surgery. Neurocrit Care. 2006; 5(1):30-4.
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Imaging features and treatment of an intradural lumbar cystic schwannoma. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2005 Sep; 63(3A):681-4.