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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E02.718.563 E04.188.400 E04.525.450 E04.555.350
Concept/Terms	Laminectomy Laminectomy Laminectomies Laminotomy Laminotomy Laminotomies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Laminectomy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Orthopedic Procedures [E02.718]
Laminectomy [E02.718.563]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Decompression, Surgical [E04.188]
Laminectomy [E04.188.400]
Neurosurgical Procedures [E04.525]
Laminectomy [E04.525.450]
Orthopedic Procedures [E04.555]
Laminectomy [E04.555.350]

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Bar chart showing 89 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2012 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	2	1	3
2000	0	2	2
2001	2	1	3
2002	1	2	3
2003	0	4	4
2004	0	2	2
2005	0	2	2
2006	1	2	3
2007	1	2	3
2008	3	1	4
2009	1	1	2
2010	0	3	3
2011	2	0	2
2012	1	5	6
2013	1	4	5
2014	3	2	5
2015	0	3	3
2016	2	3	5
2017	3	2	5
2018	1	0	1
2019	4	2	6
2020	1	2	3
2021	2	1	3
2022	1	2	3
2023	1	0	1
2024	2	2	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Laminectomy" by people in Profiles.

Jalal MI, Santangelo G, Samodal J, Catanzaro S, Furst T, Singh R, Li H, Jain S, Singh A, Puvanesarajah V, Wensel A, Paul DA, Stone JJ. The Rochester Model for Spinal CSF Leak Repair Simulation and Scoring. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2024 Nov 25; 29(2):288-294.

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Mitha R, Mahan MA, Patel RP, Colan JA, Leyendecker J, Zaki MM, Harake ES, Kathawate V, Kashlan O, Konakondla S, Huang M, Elsayed GA, Hafez DM, Pennicooke B, Agarwal N, Hofstetter CP, Ogunlade J. Lumbar Endoscopic Unilateral Laminectomy for Bilateral Decompression in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. World Neurosurg. 2024 11; 191:e644-e651.

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Farooqi AS, Narayanan R, Canseco JA, Vaccaro AR. Biomechanical Comparison of Corticopedicular Spine Fixation versus Pedicle Screw Fixation in a Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Finite Element Analysis Model. World Neurosurg. 2024 10; 190:e129-e136.

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Lindsey MH, Lightsey HM, Xiong GX, Goh B, Simpson AK, Hershman SH. What Happens to Sagittal Alignment Following Laminoplasty Versus Laminectomy and Fusion? World Neurosurg. 2024 04; 184:e211-e218.

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Scullen T, Ng C, Mathkour M, Iwanaga J, Glennon S, Tubbs RS, Dumont A, Kalyvas J. Ventral Subaxial Cervical Access Using Tailored Access Osteotomies, A Cadaveric Study. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2023 07 01; 25(1):87-94.

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Gonzalez GA, Corso K, Kothari P, Franco D, Porto G, Miao J, Wainwright JV, O'Leary M, Hines K, Mahtabfar A, Vanderkarr M, Thalheimer S, Sharan A, Jallo J, Harrop J. Lumbar Synovial Cysts-Should You Fuse or Not? Neurosurgery. 2023 05 01; 92(5):1013-1020.

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Kim J, Shankar DS, Bienstock DM, Gao M, Lee Y, Chaudhary SB, Bronson WH, Hecht AC. Postoperative C5 Palsy Following Cervical Laminectomy With Instrumented Fusion Versus Cervical Laminoplasty With Reconstruction: Single Surgeon and National Inpatient Cohort Analyses. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 05 01; 35(4):181-186.

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Bienstock DM, Shankar D, Kim J, Gao M, Srivastava K, Bronson WH, Chaudhary SB, Poeran J, Iatridis JC, Hecht AC. Accelerometry Data Delineate Phases of Recovery and Supplement Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Following Lumbar Laminectomy. World Neurosurg. 2022 04; 160:e608-e615.

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Ghogawala Z, Terrin N, Dunbar MR, Breeze JL, Freund KM, Kanter AS, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Barker FG, Schwartz JS, Harrop JS, Magge SN, Heary RF, Fehlings MG, Albert TJ, Arnold PM, Riew KD, Steinmetz MP, Wang MC, Whitmore RG, Heller JG, Benzel EC. Effect of Ventral vs Dorsal Spinal Surgery on Patient-Reported Physical Functioning in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 03 09; 325(10):942-951.

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Toll BJ, Samdani AF, Amanullah AA, Pahys JM, Janjua MB, Hwang SW. Congenital Scoliosis of the Pediatric Cervical Spine: Characterization of a 17-Patient Operative Cohort. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Mar 01; 41(3):e211-e216.

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