The indications for microscopic discectomy include leg pain that is ... A small inferior partial laminectomy (and if necessary medial facetectomy) is performed using Kerrison or Cushing rongeurs ...

As with any spine surgery, patient symptoms, clinical exam, and diagnostics must correlate. Postoperative care differs for microdiscectomy and decompressive laminectomy because the surgical ...

There are two main approaches to surgery: the posterior approach, in which a portion of the posterior aspect of the spinal canal is removed in a procedure known as laminectomy ... is known as an ...

Surgical options aim to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and provide stability to the neck. Common procedures are posterior cervical laminectomy, discectomy and fusion, or corpectomy.