"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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laminectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Schoenfeld AJ, Ochoa LM, Bader JO, Belmont PJ. Risk factors for immediate postoperative complications and mortality following spine surgery: a study of 3475 patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Sep 07; 93(17):1577-82.
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Kusaka G, Calvert JW, Smelley C, Nanda A, Zhang JH. New lumbar method for monitoring cerebrospinal fluid pressure in rats. J Neurosci Methods. 2004 May 30; 135(1-2):121-7.