A laminectomy or lumbar laminectomy reduces the pressure on the spinal nerves and the irritation and inflammation of the spinal nerves. To perform this procedure, an incision is made down the center of the lower back, and the muscles are moved to the side. Then an X-ray is taken to make sure the correct vertebrae have been selected. Once this is determined, the lamina, the back side of the spinal canal, is removed. Removing the lamina provides more room for the nerves and allows the removal of bone spurs, alleviating the source of the pain.
Laminectomies and lumbar laminectomy surgery services are located in the Washington DC, Baltimore, Maryland, and Virginia areas.
Our providers
Location: Change location Enter your location
Spine Surgery
-
Amjad Nasr Anaizi, MD
Neurosurgery, Vascular Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Oncology, Spine Surgery, Brain and Tumor Neurosurgery & Skull Base Surgery
-
Paul L. Asdourian, MD
Spine Surgery
-
Zeena Dorai, MD
Spine Surgery & Neurosurgery
-
Victor Xiaocong Du, MD
Spine Surgery & Neurosurgery
-
Joseph Leigh Ferguson, MD
Spine Surgery
-
Mark Iguchi, MD
Spine Surgery & Neurosurgery
-
Paul C. McAfee, MD
Spine Surgery
-
Addisu Mesfin, MD
Spine Surgery
-
Andrew Zhan Mo, MD
Spine Surgery
-
Bradley William Moatz, MD
Spine Surgery
-
Faheem Akram Sandhu, MD
Spine Surgery & Neurosurgery
-
Charles L Schnee, MD
Spine Surgery & Neurosurgery
-
Alan George Schreiber, MD
Spine Surgery
-
Oliver Tannous, MD
Spine Surgery
-
David A Weiner, MD
Spine Surgery
-
Teresa Wojtasiewicz, MD
Spine Surgery & Neurosurgery