Laminectomy cause thickening of ligamentum flavum. Therefore we assume that it should kept in mind that LFH may develop at the adjacent level to the laminectomy and careful clinical and radiological assessments' should be done to exclude LFH in cases who complain about the recurrence of complaints during the post-operative period after laminectomy.
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