Sentences with phrase «laminectomy of»
In this procedure, a caudal occipital craniectomy + / - dorsal laminectomy of C1 is performed to decompress the spinal cord and cerebellum at the level of the foramen magnum, aid the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and slow the progression of the syrinx.
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«Especially when compared to other things like knee replacement or a big orthopedic surgery or microfracture or a laminectomy, the risk profile of this is far less than all of them.»
Adult Sprague - Dawley male rats (320 — 350 g; n = 6) were anesthetized with isoflurane (1.5 — 2 % maintenance; in room air), placed into a spinal unit apparatus (Stoelting, Wood Dale, IL, USA) and a partial Th12 — L1 laminectomy performed using a dental drill (exposing the dorsal surface of L2 — L5 segments).
Surgeons often remove the lamina of the vertebral arch (laminectomy) to access and decompress the spinal cord and nerves to treat spinal stenosis, tumors, or herniated discs.
Dorsal Laminectomy This is probably the most invasive of all the procedures and involves decompressing the spinal cord from the top rather than from the bottom.
Severely affected dogs usually require surgery, consisting of a laminectomy to remove disk material and reduce nerve compression.