What Does Hemilaminectomy Mean?

A laminotomy is an orthopaedic neurosurgical procedure that removes part of the lamina of a vertebral arch in order to relieve pressure in the vertebral canal.

What is Hemilaminotomy?

A hemilaminotomy is a procedure during which the neurosurgeon removes the lamina only on one side of the spinal canal, the side that requires decompression.

How is a hemilaminectomy performed?

A Hemilaminectomy, also called Laminotomy, is a spine surgery that involves removing a part of one or both laminae on a vertebra by enlarging the spinal canal to relieve pressure from compressed nerves of the spinal cord.

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