mLumbarLaminectomy

mLumbarLaminectomy is part of the Lumbar Spine Library of patient education applications.

FEATURES
Receiving text descriptions or still image education about complicated three-dimensional surgery is inefficient and often ineffective. This is especially so for newcomers to human anatomy.

mLumbarLaminectomy provides an accurate, easy to understand introduction to lumbar laminectomy surgery. Tap on the movie’s name to play the movie. Tap on the blue circle to see the image library. Tap on the movie screen to reveal the movie scroll and audio volume control bars. Examine some sample movies on our website at www.anatomate-apps.net/LumbarSpineLibrary/mLumbarLaminectomy.aspx#samples

BENEFITS
mLumbarLaminectomy has the following potential benefits:
more detailed education (anatomically correct with 3D orientation views) without the disadvantages of real tissues (small images, restricted position orientation, unclear structure differentiation by color or texture, blood)
improved treatment understanding, compliance, outcomes and satisfaction

CONTENT
The movies include

• Stenosis – discusses the definition of spinal stenosis and the purpose of a lumbar laminectomy.

• Indications – discusses the indications (reasons) for performing a lumbar laminectomy.

• Alternatives – discusses the alternative treatments to performing a lumbar laminectomy.

• Goals – discusses the clinical goals when performing a lumbar laminectomy.

• Surgical Technique – illustrates the surgical technique of a lumbar laminectomy.

• No smoking – discusses the importance of ceasing smoking before the procedure.

• Expectations – discusses the reasonable clinical expectations following a lumbar laminectomy.

• Rehabilitation – discusses the rehabilitation usually required following a lumbar laminectomy.

• Physical Therapy – discusses the importance of lifelong back care.

FEATURES
• each movie includes an image library from the movie
• movies reside on device for instant access
• free upgrades
• English voice-over