Laminectomy
"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) |
E04.525.450
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laminectomy" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Li A, Sanchez-Petitto G, Tkaczuk KHR, Nageshwar M, Singh Z, Kocoglu M. An Unusual Cause of a Pathological Vertebral Fracture: Solitary Plasmacytoma. Am J Med Sci. 2020 08; 360(2):206-207.
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Velayudhan V, Patel S, Danziger A, Grigorian A, Waite S, Efendizade A. Transforaminal lumbar puncture for intrathecal access: Case series with literature review and comparison to other techniques. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Feb; 72:114-118.
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Elswick CM, Ahmed HM. Lumbar Arthroplasty Core Herniation Presenting With Cauda Equina Syndrome: Case Report of a Rare Complication. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 05 01; 16(5):614-618.