A Kerrison rongeur is used to remove the thinned lamina, carefully decompressing the spinal canal. The ligamentum flavum lies between the lamina and the thecal sac. Often with spinal stenosis ...

There are two main approaches to surgery: the posterior approach, in which a portion of the posterior aspect of the spinal canal is removed in a procedure known as laminectomy, and the anterior ...

Southern California Orthopedic Institute added George Wahba, MD, according to a Dec. 2 Instagram post.