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Results 1 - 10 of 280 for Spinal column
  1. Spine surgery - discharge 
    ... in your back where nerve roots leave your spinal column Laminectomy -- surgery to remove the lamina, two small ... to take pressure off your spinal nerves or spinal column Spinal fusion -- the fusing of two bones together ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000313.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Cervical spine CT scan 
    A computed tomography (CT) scan of the cervical spine makes cross-sectional pictures of the neck. It ... on film. Three-dimensional models of the cervical spine can be created by adding the slices together. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007351.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Thoracic spine x-ray 
    A thoracic spine x-ray is an x-ray of the 12 chest (thoracic) bones (vertebrae) of the spine. The vertebrae are separated by flat pads of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003806.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Thoracic spine CT scan 
    A computed tomography (CT) scan of the thoracic spine is an imaging method. This uses x-rays ... create detailed pictures of the middle back (thoracic spine).
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007442.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Lumbar spine CT scan 
    A computed tomography (CT) scan of the lumbar spine makes cross-sectional pictures of the lower back (lumbar spine). It uses x-rays to create the images.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007350.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Lumbosacral spine x-ray 
    ... or herniated disc Spinal stenosis - narrowing of the spinal column
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003807.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Lumbosacral spine CT 
    A lumbosacral spine CT is a computed tomography scan of the lower spine and surrounding tissues. ... In other cases, a CT of the lumbosacral spine is done after injecting contrast dye into the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003787.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Foraminotomy 
    ... pressure off the nerve coming out of your spinal column. This reduces any pain you were having. Foraminotomy ... the incision depends on how much of your spinal column will be operated on. Skin, muscles, and ligaments ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007390.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Spinal stenosis 
    Spinal stenosis is narrowing of the spinal column that causes pressure on the spinal cord, or narrowing of the openings (called neural foramina) where spinal nerves leave the spinal column.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000441.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Laminectomy 
    ... do a spinal fusion to make sure your spinal column is stable after surgery. The muscles and other ... done to treat spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal column). The procedure removes bones and damaged disks, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007389.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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