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If you’ve been diagnosed with a bulging or herniated disc, stenosis or sciatica, you may be a candidate for a laminectomy. At Eminent Medical Center in Richardson, a laminectomy is just one of the many procedures our team of highly trained, board-certified spine surgeons performs.
What exactly is a laminectomy?
Laminectomy is surgery that creates space by removing the lamina — the back part of the vertebra that covers your spinal canal. Also known as decompression surgery, a laminectomy enlarges your spinal canal to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. This pressure is most commonly caused by bony overgrowths within the spinal canal, which can occur in people who have arthritis in their spines.
When would a laminectomy be recommended for me?
A laminectomy is generally used only when more conservative treatments — such as medication, physical therapy or injections — have failed to relieve symptoms, including pain, numbness, and/or weakness in the back, neck, legs and/or arms.
Your doctor may also recommend a laminectomy when:
• Your muscle weakness or numbness makes standing or walking difficult.
• You experience loss of bowel or bladder control.
What are the benefits of a laminectomy?
• Laminectomy is a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure that allows for faster recovery than traditional surgery and lower cost to the patient.
• By relieving pressure on the nerve, pain and numbness are significantly relieved after laminectomy surgery, with continual gradual relief over time.
• The success rate of laminectomy is as high as 95%, with a very low infection rate, usually less than 1%.
The Eminent Advantage for laminectomies and more!
At Eminent, we’re specialists in state-of-the art treatment in pain management. Just some of the benefits you’ll enjoy at Eminent include:
• All members of our medical staff are professionally and highly-trained in pain management. When you entrust your well-being to the specialists at Eminent Medical Center, you’ll receive the quality of care that you want, need and deserve.
• Our acclaimed, full-service center features three operating suites, along with a pharmacy, laboratory, emergency department, tranquil pre and post-operative areas, and five private relaxing patient rooms designed with your comfort in mind.
• Unlike a larger hospital that specializes in high-volume treatments and procedures, Eminent is a Boutique Hospital. We offer a more intimate, relaxed and less crowed atmosphere, yet with the same state-of-the-art pain management technology, treatments and capabilities!
Call Eminent Medical Center in Richardson, TX today!
If you’re a candidate for a laminectomy – or any other surgical procedure – excellence, innovation and peace-of-mind are just minutes away at Eminent Medical Center! Our board-certified specialists and surgeons use the most advanced treatment options to maximize your surgical outcomes, minimize your overall pain, increase your mobility and get you back to living life to its fullest!
