Cervical Spine Laminoplasty with bone neuro-surgeon 3D animations. Your surgeon will confirm the position of the correct vertebrae for the procedure by using x-ray imaging. A strip of bone and ligament will be removed from one side of the lamina. A shallow groove of bone will be removed from the other side, to form the hinge. Attached soft tissues will be removed. The lamina and connecting tissues will be opened like a door to decompress the spinal cord. Bone blocks will be placed to hold the door open, seen in neuro-surgeon 3D animations. Bone chips will be placed on the hinge. The muscles will be replaced and the wound will be closed with sutures.<br />EXPECTATIONS<br />The expectations of a cervical laminoplasty are <br />– the procedure will take two to four hours<br />– some pain at the operation site and headaches can be expected. This can be controlled with oral medication, and usually decreases over the first two weeks.<br />Cervical Spine Laminoplasty with bone neuro-surgeon 3D animations.
