Spinal stenosis is an abnormal narrowing (stenosis) of the spinal canal that may

occur in any of the regions of the spine. This narrowing causes a restriction to the
spinal canal, resulting in a neurological deficit. Symptoms include pain,
numbness,paraesthesia, and loss of motor control. The location of the stenosis
determines which area of the body is affected.[1] With spinal stenosis, the spinal
canal is narrowed at the vertebral canal, which is a foramen between the vertebrae
where the spinal cord (in the cervical or thoracic spine) or nerve roots (in the lumbar
spine) pass through.[2] There are several types of spinal stenosis, withlumbar
stenosis and cervical stenosis being the most frequent. While lumbar spinal stenosis
is more common, cervical spinal stenosis is more dangerous because it involves
compression of the spinal cord whereas the lumbar spinal stenosis involves
compression of the cauda equina

Laminectomy
A laminectomy is a surgical procedure in which the surgeon removes a portion of the
bony arch, or lamina, on the dorsal surface of a vertebra, which is one of the bones
that make up the human spinal column. It is done to relieve back pain that has not
been helped by more conservative treatments. In most cases a laminectomy is an
elective procedure rather than emergency surgery . A laminectomy for relief of pain
in the lower back is called a lumbar laminectomy or an open decompression.

Lumbar decompressive laminectomy - Removing the roof of bone overlying the

spinal canal and thickened ligaments in order to decompress the nerves and sac of
nerves. 70-90% of people have good results