"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laminectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Wagner PJ, DiPaola CP, Connolly PJ, Stauff MP. Controversies in the Management of Central Cord Syndrome: The State of the Art. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018 Apr 04; 100(7):618-626.
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Moses ZB, Friedman GN, Penn DL, Solomon IH, Chi JH. Intradural spinal arachnoid cyst resection: implications of duraplasty in a large case series. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 05; 28(5):548-554.
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Paul AR, Kumar V, Roth S, Gooch MR, Pilitsis JG. Establishing Minimal Clinically Important Difference of Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy in Post-Laminectomy Syndrome. Neurosurgery. 2017 Dec 01; 81(6):1011-1015.
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Li X, Curry EJ, Blais M, Ma R, Sungarian AS. Intraspinal penetrating stab injury to the middle thoracic spinal cord with no neurologic deficit. Orthopedics. 2012 May; 35(5):e770-3.
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Preul MC, Campbell PK, Garlick DS, Spetzler RF. Application of a new hydrogel dural sealant that reduces epidural adhesion formation: evaluation in a large animal laminectomy model. J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Apr; 12(4):381-90.
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Klopp LS, Simon BJ, Bush JM, Enns RM, Turner AS. Comparison of a caprolactone/lactide film (mesofol) to two polylactide film products as a barrier to postoperative peridural adhesion in an ovine dorsal laminectomy model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Jun 15; 33(14):1518-26.
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Eskander M, Brooks D, Ordway N, Dale E, Connolly P. Analysis of pedicle and translaminar facet fixation in a multisegment interbody fusion model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Apr 01; 32(7):E230-5.
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Cantelmo NL, Alpert JS, Cutler BS, Neuschatz JS, Romero L, Ockene IS. Arteriovenous fistula masquerading as valvular heart disease. JAMA. 1981 May 15; 245(19):1936-7.