Cervical Spine Laminoplasty with bone neuro-surgeon 3D animations. Your surgeon will confirm the position of the correct vertebrae for the procedure by using x-ray imaging. A strip of bone and ligament will be removed from one side of the lamina. A shallow groove of bone will be removed from the other side, to form the hinge. Attached soft tissues will be removed. The lamina and connecting tissues will be opened like a door to decompress the spinal cord. Bone blocks will be placed to hold the door open, seen in neuro-surgeon 3D animations. Bone chips will be placed on the hinge. The muscles will be replaced and the wound will be closed with sutures.
EXPECTATIONS
The expectations of a cervical laminoplasty are
– the procedure will take two to four hours
– some pain at the operation site and headaches can be expected. This can be controlled with oral medication, and usually decreases over the first two weeks.
Cervical Spine Laminoplasty with bone neuro-surgeon 3D animations.