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laminotomy

Laminotomy vs Laminectomy - What's the difference?

laminotomy | laminectomy |


In surgery terms the difference between laminotomy and laminectomy

is that laminotomy is the neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord while laminectomy is the surgical procedure to remove the bony arch or lamina from one or more vertebrae.

Microdiscectomy vs Laminotomy - What's the difference?

microdiscectomy | laminotomy |


In surgery terms the difference between microdiscectomy and laminotomy

is that microdiscectomy is microdecompression while laminotomy is the neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.

Taxonomy vs Laminotomy - What's the difference?

taxonomy | laminotomy |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and laminotomy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while laminotomy is (surgery) the neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.

Rachiotomy vs Laminotomy - What's the difference?

rachiotomy | laminotomy | see also |


In surgery terms the difference between rachiotomy and laminotomy

is that rachiotomy is the surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra while laminotomy is the neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.

Neurosurgical vs Laminotomy - What's the difference?

neurosurgical | laminotomy |


As an adjective neurosurgical

is of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.

As a noun laminotomy is

(surgery) the neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.