Laminoplasty

Laminoplasty
Intervention
CT scan of Laminoplasty of cervical vertebra
ICD-9-CM	03.09

Laminoplasty is an orthopaedic/neurosurgical surgical procedure for treating spinal stenosis by relieving pressure on the spinal cord. The procedure involves cutting the lamina on both sides of the affected vertebrae (cutting through on one side and merely cutting a groove on the other) and then "swinging" the freed flap of bone open thus relieving the pressure on the spinal cord. The spinous process may be removed to allow the lamina bone flap to be swung open. The bone flap is then propped open using small wedges or pieces of bone such that the enlarged spinal canal will remain in place.

This technique contrasts with vertebral laminectomy in the amount of bone and muscle tissue that has to be removed, displaced, or dissected in the procedure.

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Animated Cervical Laminoplasty

Orthopedic surgery, operations/surgeries and other procedures on bones and joints (ICD-9-CM V3 76–81, ICD-10-PCS 0P–S)

Bones

Facial	Jaw reduction Dentofacial osteotomy Genioplasty/Mentoplasty Chin augmentation Orthognathic surgery

Spine	Coccygectomy Laminotomy Laminectomy Laminoplasty Corpectomy Facetectomy Foraminotomy Vertebral fixation Percutaneous vertebroplasty

Upper extremity	Acromioplasty

Lower extremity	Femoral head ostectomy Astragalectomy Distraction osteogenesis Ilizarov apparatus

General	Ostectomy Bone grafting Osteotomy Epiphysiodesis Reduction Internal fixation External fixation Tension band wiring

Cartilage

Joints

Spine	Arthrodesis Spinal fusion Intervertebral discs Discectomy Annuloplasty Arthroplasty

Upper extremity	Shoulder surgery Shoulder replacement Bankart repair Weaver–Dunn procedure Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction Hand surgery Brunelli procedure

Lower extremity	Hip resurfacing Hip replacement Rotationplasty Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction Knee replacement/Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty Ankle replacement Broström procedure Triple arthrodesis

General	Arthrotomy Arthroplasty Synovectomy Arthroscopy Replacement joint imaging: Arthrogram Arthrocentesis

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