[Neurosurgical treatment of cervicospinal injuries (author's transl)].
1978
C Probst
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D007796
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
D002574
Cervical Vertebrae
The first seven VERTEBRAE of the SPINAL COLUMN, which correspond to the VERTEBRAE of the NECK.