DISABILITY AND LAMINECTOMY AND DISCECTOMY - BENEFITS AND FILING

Laminectomy procedures have been performed since the late nineteenth century when the first laminectomy was performed at the University College of London. Laminectomy and discectomy are surgical procedures that relieve spinal stenosis by enlarging the spinal canal to relieve pressure on the spinal cord that has been caused by a herniated or bulging disc. Often the surgical procedures are used in conjunction, as the laminectomy creates an access point to the intervertebral disc. Once the access point has been created a disectomy is performed to reshape or remove the damaged spinal disc. However, an individual can have a discectomy that does not involve a laminectomy. Athroscopic microscopic discectomy is usually performed as a day surgery because it is less invasive without a discectomy. The prognosis for an individual who has a discectomy, with or without the laminectomy, is usually good with proper care and treatment.