A straightforward way of doing this is a procedure called a laminectomy, otherwise known as.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Haven Independent] Reference

The operation, called a laminectomy, removes the back part of the bone over the spinal canal through an incision in the back of the neck.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference

Eventually, his doctor persuaded him that he should have a laminectomy to ease the pain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Storyteller] Reference

QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) ... surgical procedure for repair, are you talking about like a laminectomy or what?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 12, 2002] Reference

Finally on July 23rd I left UCSF spine center having had a double laminectomy, stenosis and bone spurs removed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michealene Cristini Risley: The Softer Side of Silicon Valley] Reference

After a laminectomy, I began swimming regularly, which brought relaxation and a much needed quiet time to my life.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stanley B. Prusiner - Autobiography] Reference

At the other end of the ward there was another young man recovering from the laminectomy which Mr. van Tecqx had recently performed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fateful Bargain]

In one case with signs of total transverse lesion, in which a laminectomy was performed, no apparent lesion was discovered, and this would frequently be the case, since the damage is parenchymatous.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference

A laminectomy, a spina bifida, a crushed foot which should have been seen to days ago -- the man didn't get his doctor until he could no longer stand the pain -- oh, and a malignant tumour, a child of twelve.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fateful Bargain]

I recently had lumbar laminectomy and decompression at L5.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spine-Health - Back Pain, Neck Pain, Lower Back Pain] Reference

Pyle collects 52 cases of spinal disease and injury, in which laminectomy was performed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

Quite a tribute to the modern treatment by antisepsis is shown in the results of laminectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

Pyle 12.310 collects 52 cases of spinal disease and injury, in which laminectomy was performed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

SCI was inflicted by epidural compression with a cerebral vascular clip after T9-11 laminectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

After many extensive tests, my neurosurgeon recommended a laminectomy, a form of spinal surgery.    From Wordnik.com.  [ARRL Amateur Radio News] Reference

Since the recent laminectomy, I continue to have the same significant pain in the right buttock.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spine-Health - Back Pain, Neck Pain, Lower Back Pain] Reference

Some back problems are bound to take place particularly in case of a laminectomy, fusion or discectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

The results sometimes following the operation of laminectomy for fracture of the vertebrae are often marvelous.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

The results sometimes following the operation of laminectomy for fracture of the vertebræ are often marvelous.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

At 9dpi, mice were re-anesthetized, the laminectomy site re-exposed, and the animals received four injections of either hCNS-SCns.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Where spinal fusion, selective nerve root blocks, or a laminectomy are more appropriate to the problem, these surgeries are also offered.    From Wordnik.com.  [PRWeb - Daily News Feed] Reference

In injuries involving the lumbo-sacral region it is sometimes advisable to perform laminectomy for the purpose of suturing divided nerve cords.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

More aggressive surgical options have included laminectomy where portions of a vertebra are removed, or discectomy where most or the entire disc is removed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

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During the surgical procedure of spinal abscess surgery, Once MRI has localized the abscess, laminectomy is performed to expose the lesion and surrounding cord.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Other treatment includes surgical procedures such as spinal fusion, laminectomy and artificial disc replacements, which are used for severe intractable spinal disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference

Although laminectomy is the current gold standard for treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis and X-stop is now in use, new implantable devices are undergoing research and clinical testing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spine-Health - Back Pain, Neck Pain, Lower Back Pain] Reference

Some authors are lukewarm in their advocacy of this operation, but we can cite a number of cases in which, after laminectomy, an apparently hopeless paraplegia has been entirely got rid of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

Spinal Surgery Analyzed (Dec. 29, 2008) - For patients with spinal stenosis, a laminectomy, or surgical removal of some soft bone and tissue, is a reasonable value, according to new research.    From Wordnik.com.  [Good long-term results for fusion surgery for high-grade spondylolisthesis] Reference

"Michael Powell, a consultant neurosurgeon at London's University College Hospital, said a typical laminectomy took.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

An intern when she had her operation, she recalls, "It was my perception that prior to the laminectomy the neurosurgeon had an excellent bedside manner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chicago Reader] Reference

That's called laminectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2009] Reference

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