Lumbar laminoplasty [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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====== Lumbar laminoplasty ======


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Despite the fact that microsurgical lumbar laminoplasty is an effective and less-invasive method for decompressing spinal nerves compared to traditional laminectomy, few surgeons have adopted it because the technique is more time-consuming and requires specialized training and equipment (operating microscope).
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In 1981, Getty et al.
((Getty CJ, Johnson JR, Kirwan EO, Sullivan MF. Partial undercutting [[facetectomy]] for bony entrapment of the lumbar nerve root. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1981;63-B(3):330-5. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.63B3.7263743. PMID: 7263743.))
performed a prototype of partial [[undercutting]] facetectomy for LSS to provide stability during nerve root decompression. A long-term, retrospective study of 57 patients who underwent the facet-sparing surgery was performed
((Sanderson PL, Getty CJ. Long-term results of partial undercutting facetectomy for lumbar lateral recess stenosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1996 Jun 1;21(11):1352-6. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199606010-00015. PMID: 8725928.))