Principles Of Spine Surgery Flashcards
1
Q
Goals of Spine Surgery
A
Atraumatic Access
Relieve Patients Symptoms
Restoration of Alignment
Achieve Stability
2
Q
Direction Decompression
A
Removing the anatomy directly impacting the pathology
3
Q
Indirect COmpression
A
Enlargement of space around neural structures using something else
4
Q
Formainotomy
A
Enlargement of intervertebral foramen
5
Q
Laminotomy
A
Partial removal of lamina
6
Q
Hami-laminectomy
A
Half-removal of lamina
7
Q
Laminesctomy
A
Removal lamina
8
Q
Laminoplasty
A
Reshaping of the lamina to increase the diameter of the spinal chord
