Surgery For Lumbar Laminectomy (Lumbar Laminectomy)

Lumbar Laminectomy

The Surgery

The surgery is usually performed under local anaesthesia. The patient lies face-down on the operating table. This then opens the lumbar spine for inspection and operation. Small incisions are made and the back muscles are spread out using a retractor. The spinal canal is eventually reached which then reveals which nerve is under pressure. Surgeons are also able to identify the real cause of increased pressure.

Lumbar Laminectomy

Once the cause of increased pressure is identified, it is removed and the spinal canal is widened. Usually, the lamina of the affected vertebrate is either trimmed or removed in order to create more space for nerve tendons. In some cases, the vertebrate may be even fused using specially crafted miniature joints. The extra space created by this surgery thus helps relieve pressure on the spinal chord.

Time Taken For Recovery

The time taken by patients to fully recover from this lumbar Laminectomy is usually more than what it is required in other surgeries. The recover process is slow and on an average patients may require 1 (one) to 1.5 (one and a half) years to fully recover from the surgery. Normal functioning in most cases is fully restored only after about a year.

Lumbar Laminectomy

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