What is Lumbar Laminectomy Surgery?
Lumbar laminectomy surgery is another word for open decompression. It is an operation performed to help people to relieve back pain. Nerves are carried from your brain, through your spinal cord to every place in your body. In the spinal cord the nerves are carried through the spinal canal, which is formed by the opening in every vertebrae. Due to erosion or degeneration of the spinal cord, the opening can become smaller, this is called spinal stenosis and is frequently seen in older patients. This spinal stenosis can compress the nerves which can cause pain desensitization and weakness of your legs. ‘Lumbar’ means that the region of compression is your lower back.
