2 Background: Epidural fibrosis (EF) is a common complication after laminectomy. Salvianolic acid B (Sal B) is a major bioactive component of a traditional Chinese medical agent, Salvia miltiorrhiza, which has shown anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic and anti-proliferative properties. Objection: The object of this study was to investigate the effect of Sal B on the prevention of epidural fibrosis...

in pott’s disease (tuberculous spondylitis), involvement of two separate levels of spine is rare. attention to stability of spine prevents delayed progressive kyphosis. a 12-year-old girl presented with neck pain, tenderness and swelling imaging showed cl—c2 and t9-t10 and destruction. mild spastic paraparesis was noticed. preoperative diagnosis was metastasis. t9, t10 and t11 laminectomy and c...

background complications and postoperative pain are major care problems that can affect the quality of health care plan. objectives according to the use of multimodal therapy the current study aimed to compare the efficacy of gabapentin and celecoxib in pain management and complications after laminectomy at ilam university of medical sciences, ilam, iran, in 2015. patients and methods in this r...

The use of ketorolac was studied in patients undergoing lumbar laminectomy and those receiving lumbar fusion with or without instrumentation. Laminectomy patients in the ketorolac group used significantly less narcotic analgesic than did those in the narcotic treatment group. Ketorolac patients in both surgical categories experienced better pain control than narcotic group patients did. Laminec...

Dumbbell shaped epidural cavernomas are uncommon lesions. Of these, the extraforaminal extension is usually limited, and the lesions are removed surgically by an extended laminectomy. We present two cases of dumbbell shaped epidural cavernomas with a considerable intrathoracic growth. They were resected through a combined thoracotomy and laminectomy. Only in the case in which a wide approach to...

A variety of pain resembling the lightning pains of tabes dorsalis is described in patients suffering from persistent sciatica, following laminectomy for lumbar disc disease. It occurs in about 13% of those complaining of post-laminectomy pain and in 5% of all those having a laminectomy for disc disease. It is associated with damage to the nerve root and may be precipitated by nerve root resect...

In conventional thoracic laminectomy, postoperative complications such as dural tears, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, infection, and iatrogenic spinal cord injury are relatively common. To address these issues, unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) techniques for laminectomy have been developed published, demonstrating various advantages over with satisfactory clinical results. comparison to the UB...

This case study presents the comprehensive post-laminectomy physiotherapy management of Saroj Devi, a 47-year-old female patient diagnosed with cervical canal stenosis. Following laminectomy procedure to alleviate spinal cord and nerve root compression, experienced persistent neck pain, reduced mobility, upper limb weakness, sensory deficits. The aim this was describe assessment findings, goal ...