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What is a hemilaminectomy?
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One-side laminectomy: Hemi means half and each of your backbone (vertebrae) has two lamina (plate of bone), one on each side. Thus a hemilaminectomy means surgical removal of one the affected laminae on one side of your backbone. Hope this helps. Good luck to you if you are undergoing such surgery.
Answered 12/26/2017
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