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Laminectomy |
A surgical procedure that entails removing all (laminectomy) or part (laminotomy) of selected vertebral lamina to relieve pressure on the SPINAL CORD and/or SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. Vertebral lamina is the thin flattened posterior wall of vertebral arch that forms the vertebral foramen through which pass the spinal cord and nerve roots. |
Laminotomy,Laminectomies,Laminotomies |
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| D008159 |
Lumbar Vertebrae |
VERTEBRAE in the region of the lower BACK below the THORACIC VERTEBRAE and above the SACRAL VERTEBRAE. |
Vertebrae, Lumbar |
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| D008297 |
Male |
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Males |
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| D008722 |
Methods |
A series of steps taken in order to conduct research. |
Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique |
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| D009192 |
Myelography |
X-ray visualization of the spinal cord following injection of contrast medium into the spinal arachnoid space. |
Cisternography, Myelographic,Myelographic Cisternography,Cisternographies, Myelographic,Myelographic Cisternographies,Myelographies |
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| D009983 |
Orthopedic Equipment |
Nonexpendable items used in the performance of orthopedic surgery and related therapy. They are differentiated from ORTHOTIC DEVICES, apparatus used to prevent or correct deformities in patients. |
Equipment, Orthopedic,Equipments, Orthopedic,Orthopedic Equipments |
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| D011182 |
Postoperative Care |
The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed) |
Care, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedures,Procedures, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedure,Procedure, Postoperative |
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| D004204 |
Joint Dislocations |
Displacement of bones from their normal positions at a joint. |
Inferior Dislocation,Joint Subluxations,Luxatio Erecta,Dislocation, Joint,Dislocations, Joint,Inferior Dislocations,Joint Dislocation,Joint Subluxation,Subluxation, Joint,Subluxations, Joint |
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| D005260 |
Female |
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Females |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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