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Laminectomy Summary

Description: 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.

Also Known As: Laminotomy; Laminectomies; Laminotomies

Networked: 2228 relevant articles (144 outcomes, 147 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Laminectomy is Relevant

  1. Pain (Aches) : 29 outcomes 12 studies in 150 results
  2. Spinal Cord Diseases : 16 outcomes 11 studies in 134 results
  3. Pathologic Constriction (Stenosis) : 13 outcomes 13 studies in 142 results
  4. Congenital Abnormalities (Deformity) : 9 outcomes 7 studies in 131 results
  5. Spinal Stenosis (Stenosis, Spinal) : 8 outcomes 18 studies in 166 results
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Drugs Related to Laminectomy

  1. Morphine (MS Contin)
  2. Bupivacaine (Bupivacaine Hydrochloride)
  3. Collagen
  4. Dexamethasone (Maxidex)
  5. Hyaluronic Acid (Hyaluronan)
  6. poly(lactic acid) (polylactic acid)
  7. Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (Tumor Necrosis Factor)
  8. Iodine
  9. Thalidomide (Thalomid)
  10. TNFR-Fc fusion protein (etanercept)
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Therapies Related to Laminectomy

  1. Decompression
  2. Diskectomy (Discectomy)
  3. Radiotherapy
  4. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
  5. Injections
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