After informed consent and necessary pre-op preparation patient is taken to operaion theatre and given local anaesthesia. Only some cases may require general anaesthesia.
Spinal decompression is done by either removing the prolapsed discs, spinal tumour or herniated cerebellar tonsils.
Patient is shifted to ward for further recovery. Improvement is generally gradual with physiotherapy and proper rehabilitation programs.
Further deterioration in neurological status is seen in extremely rare cases.
Cervical Laminectomy & Decompression
- C3-C5 OPLL with multiple cervical PIVD with cervical canal stenosis with spastic quadriparesis
- C3-C5 Laminectomy & decompression with C3-C5 lateral mass fixation
Surgery for Chiari Malformation
- ACM with syrinx with quadriparesis& lower cranial nerves involvement
- FM decompression with excision of C1 posterior arch with coagulation of tonsils and augmentation duroplasty
Excision of Spinal Tumour
- C1-C2 intraspinal tumour (meningioma) causing severe spinal stenosis
- Laminectomy and comlete excision of tumour
