Boy doesnt this sound like fun. I just looked up what the Dr plans on doing to me this Friday. He says it will all be done microscopicly. Of course Im always up to a challenge. LOL. In the procedure, a surgeon removes the laminae, a part of the vertebrae, in an area of the spine. The procedure is known as a hemilaminectomy because the surgeon only removes the lamina from one side of a vertebra, rather than both, to maintain as much stability as possible. In a full laminectomy, the laminae from both sides are removed. Removing this structure creates more room for the nerve, relieving pressure and pinching. Bilateral Foraminotomy In bilateral surgery the affected area is approached from both sides. A bilateral foraminotomy would be performed to gain access to either side of the foramen. This is beneficial if there is debris compressing the nerves that would not be substantially removed by a singular approach. Possiblly a microdiscectomy or microdecompression spine surgery, a small portion of the bone over the nerve root and/or disc material from under the nerve root is removed to relieve neural impingement and provide more room for the nerve to heal. A microdiscectomy is typically performed for a herniated lumbar disc and is actually more effective for treating leg pain (also known as radiculopathy) than lower back pain.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:17:29 +0000
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