Shared Flashcard Set

Details

24-9 Lumbar Laminectomy for Diskectomy with Spinal Fixation
Surgical Procedure
16
Medical
Professional
04/18/2016

Additional Medical Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
How many vertebrae compose the vertebral column of a normal adult?
Definition
33
Term
What is formed by five individual bones fused together to form one bone in adulthood and is part of the pelvic girdle?
Definition
The sacrum
Term
What is the name of the first cervical vertebra that supports the skull?
Definition
The atlas
Term
What are inter-vertebral disks composed of?
Definition
Tough outer layer called annulus fibrosis.
Soft core called nucleus pulposus.
Term
What is an osteophyte?
Definition
A bony spur
Term
What is the formation of osteophytes called?
Definition
Spondylosis
Term
What are the three problems associated with lumbar disk disease?
Definition
Lumbar Spondylosis-advanced lumbar disk disease
Lumbar Stenosis-constriction of spinal canal
Lumbar Spondylolisthesis-forward displacement
Term
What diagnostic tests and procedures are useful in identifying lumbar disk herniations?
Definition
CT, MRI, myelogram
Term
What type of rongeurs are used to remove disk material and lamina during a diskectomy?
Definition
Pituitary and Kerrison
Term
What is the name of the positioning frame used during a laminectomy/hemilaminotomy?
Definition
Wilson Frame
Term
Surgical procedure for decompression of a nerve root that has been impinged by an extruded fragment of disk material in the cervical, thoracic or lumbar region of the spine.
Definition
Laminectomy for diskectomy
Term
Surgical approach for spinal cord tumor. Exposure for insertion of pain control infusion pumps, cordotomy, and rhizotomy.
Definition
Laminectomy or hemilaminotomy
Term
What retractors are used for exposure during a lumbar laminectomy for diskectomy with spinal fixation.
Definition
Martin-Meyerding, Taylor, Adson Beckman, Angled Gelpi
Term
When using a curette in the intervertebral space to remove remaining fragments of disk material, care must be taken to not injure what?
Definition
The aorta or vena cava
Term
If destabilization of the spine has occurred following a laminectomy how is the fusion of the vertebrae performed?
Definition
By placing struts of bone in and along the intervertebral spaces.
Term
What is typically placed in the wound before closure during a laminectomy?
Definition
Hemovac drain
Supporting users have an ad free experience!