Cervical Spine Surgical Decompressive Laminoplasty with bone strut fixation surgical decompression videos. Illustrates the surgical technique for performing a cervical laminoplasty. This procedure is used to decompress the spinal cord. Also shown is the patient position, skin preparation and incision, the surgical approach, the lamina being incised and opened, the insertion of bone blocks to hold the lamina open, and the addition of bone graft chips to facilitate bony fusion and finally wound closure. See information in attached surgical decompression video.
A Laminoplasty, also known as a laminaplasty, is a procedure that tilts open some lamina at the back of the spinal canal to increase the space and decrease the pressure on the spinal cord.
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