US Navy Cmdr. Kenneth Kubis, director of surgical services aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy uses an operating microscope Different types of<unk>  are defined by the type of instrument used to visualize the procedure, what vertebra the procedure is performed on, and whether or not both lamina of a vertebra are operated on or just one. Common types of<unk> : * Microscopic/Microdecompression<unk>  uses an operating microscope in order to magnify the area being operated on. The operating microscope is typically mounted to the surgery table and held over the area of operation * Endoscopic/Microendoscopic decompression<unk>  uses an endoscope, a small tube-shaped camera inserted into the patient in order to visualize the procedure internally. * Cervical<unk>  is performed on cervical vertebrae, the ones closest to the head. * Thoracic<unk>  is performed on thoracic (middle) vertebrae. * Lumbar<unk>  is performed on lumbar vertebrae, the ones closest to the sacrum. * Bilateral<unk>  is removal of a part of the bone from both lamina of a single vertebra. * Unilateral<unk>  is removal of a part of the bone from only one lamina. These classifications of<unk> es can be combined to form the most descriptive name for the procedure possible. For example, an endoscopic unilateral lumbar<unk>  is the removal of bone from only one lamina of a lumbar vertebrae using an endoscope.
Laminotomy
Foraminotomy
Laminoplasty
Myofascial release
Spinal mobilization
Foraminoplasty
Symphysiotomy
Laminectomy