Due to extreme cold, access through the Moakley Building's entrance off Boston Medical Center Place will be temporarily closed from 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, through 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 9.
All patients and visitors should use the main entrance for the Menino and Yawkey Buildings during this time. The hospital remains open and operating as normal.
We appreciate your patience as we take these precautions during severe winter weather.
During laminectomy, a surgeon removes some or all of a part of the vertebra called the lamina. It's used to treat neck or back pain that hasn't responded to other treatment. The most common causes of neck or back pain treated by laminectomy include:
These conditions can all put pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots and cause pain.
