Department of Decompression

Surgical decompression is a procedure to free space for the nerves in the spinal canal. A number of different surgical methods are commonly used to achieve decompression, including laminectomy, laminotomy, laminoplasty, foramenotomy and anterior discectomy. The surgeons at Cedars-Sinai have comprehensive experience in all of these procedures.

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