Lumbar laminoplasty

• The Potential Role of the Posterior Elements in Lumbar Spine Laminoplasty to Protect the Intervertebral Disc and Improve Walking Ability-Retrospective Comparative Study
• Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty
• Comparison of spinal instability and postoperative complications between laminoplasty and laminectomy surgery for spinal cord tumors
• The fate of cerebrospinal fluid after unrecognized incidental durotomy in cervical spine surgery
• The Cervical Vertebral Bone Quality Score Is a Novel Reliable Index Reflecting the Condition of Paraspinal Muscles and Predicting Loss of Cervical Lordosis After Open-Door Laminoplasty
• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Pathophysiology, Biomechanics, and Innovations in Diagnosis and Management
• Challenges of Treating a C2 Odontoid Fracture in an Elderly Patient With Multiple Comorbidities: A Case Report
• Does Approach Matter? Comparison of Early Postoperative Life-threatening Complications in Elderly Patients With Multilevel Cervical Stenosis

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).

In 1981, Getty et al. ¹⁾ 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 ²⁾