A Brief Guide on Cervical Laminectomy

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A Brief Guide onCervical Laminectomy
Clinical Secretary 44 785 0211939
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A Brief Guide on Cervical Laminectomy

• Cervical Laminectomy is a surgical procedure
  performed to relieve the pain caused by the
  pressure put on the spinal cord or the spinal
  nerves.
• While Lamina is the tiny flat bone of the
  vertebrae, -ectomy denotes surgical removal, so
  the removal of the lamina through a surgical
  process is called a Laminectomy.
• A Brief Background on Spine
• Spine, the central supporting structure of the
  human body is made up of a chain of little bony
  structures called vertebrae. Between each
  vertebra, their rest soft cushions of cartilage,
  called intervertebral spinal disk giving the
  flexibility to the bony structure.
• The vertebrae join together to form a vertebral
  canal, a protective case through which the human
  spinal cord passes and connects the brain to the
  rest of the body. The bone you feel in the back
  is called the Spinous Process which protects the
  Spine, and Lamina is the flat tiny bony to either
  side of the Spinous process.

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A Brief Guide on Cervical Laminectomy

• What is Cervical Laminectomy?
• Over time, the spine may develop problems like
  shrinking disc, ruptured or herniated disc, and
  pain-inducing bone spurs which can further shrink
  the vertebral canal causing pressure on the
  spinal cord or the nerves that emanate from the
  vertebral canal. This shrinkage that causes you a
  pain in back pain or numbness, weakness and aches
  in the body part associated with affected nerves
  is called Spinal Stenosis.
• If the Spinal Stenosis happens in the cervical
  region of the spine then arms and hands are the
  face the wrath since the respective runs through
  them. And the surgical procedure that is
  performed to relieve this pain caused by the
  spinal stenosis near the cervical spine is
  called Cervical Laminectomy.

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A Brief Guide on Cervical Laminectomy

• How is Cervical Laminectomy performed?
• Performed under general anaesthesia by the Spinal
  Surgeon, Cervical Laminectomy decompresses the
  spinal canal by removing the lamina, thickened
  ligaments and/or enlarged facet joints to make
  more room for the spinal cord and the nerves.
• The Spinal specialist makes a posterior incision
  in the middle of the neck, remove the lamina to
  relieve the pressure of the spinal cord.
  Foraminotomy, the removal of the facet joint may
  also be performed in case the enlarged facet
  joint is found to decompress the nerve. Sometimes
  the Spinal Specialist also may perform Spinal
  Fusion to stabilize the spine. Finally, the
  Spinal Surgeon closes the incision with
  absorbable sutures that dissolve in the body over
  time.

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A Brief Guide on Cervical Laminectomy

• What should the patient expect after the Cervical
  Laminectomy?
• Though it makes take 2-3 days for the patients to
  be discharged, the patient is encouraged to walk
  on the first after the procedure. The brace is
  recommended to the patients to hold the head
  still during the healing process at home. The
  post-surgical pain is usually controlled by the
  pain medications and the Spine Specialist follows
  up with the patients after 4-5 weeks.
  Physio-therapy which involves stretching and
  strength training is recommended respectively.
  Close to 90 of the patients significantly
  benefit from Cervical Laminectomy

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Contact us

• Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
• BMI The Priory Hospital
• Spire Parkway Hospital
• Bromsgrove Private Clinic

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Contact and Connect

• Clinical secretary Samantha Leavy 44 785 021
  1939
• Medico-legal secretary Jan Clarke 44 121
  4508928
• Spire Parkway Hospital 0121 704 5500
• BMI NEC (National Enquiry Centre) 0808 101 0337
• BMI Priory 0121 446 1638
• Email info_at_mehtaspine.co.uk
• The appointments are booked through the clinic