Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon removes the bony arch from one or more of your spinal bones (vertebrae). This widens the space around your spine and can help ...

Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Fact checked by Jillian Dara The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in ...

It most commonly occurs in the lowest lumbar vertebra on the bony ring formed by the pedicle and lamina bones, which protects the spinal cord and spinal nerves. Risk factors: Spondylolisthesis ...