Contingency Fee Percentages. The typical personal injury lawyer will charge a contingency fee to handle your case. Some state statutes limit the percentage that a lawyer can take as a contingency fee. Most contingency fees are between 33 and 40%, but you can always try to negotiate a reduced or alternative agreement. In the majority of cases, a personal injury lawyer will receive 33.33% (or one third) of any settlement.
Lumbar surgery refers to any type of surgery in the lumbar spine, or lower back, between one or more of the L1-S1 levels. There are two general types of lumbar spine surgery that comprise the most common surgical procedures for the lower back:umbar Decompression. The goal of a decompression surgery is usually to relieve pain caused by nerve root pinching. There are two common causes of lumbar nerve root pressure: from a lumbar herniated disc or lumbar spinal stenosis. This type of pain is usually referred to as a radiculopathy, or sciatica.
The types of laminectomy procedures include: Cervical laminectomy is the removal of lamina in the neck area (cervical spine). Lumbar laminectomy is the removal of lamina in the lower back (lumbar spine). Sacral laminectomy is the removal of lamina in the back between your pelvic, or hip bones (sacral spine). Thoracic laminectomy is the removal of lamina in the middle part of the back (thoracic spine). Other procedures that may be performed. Your doctor may perform one or more other procedures in addition to a laminectomy: Discectomy is the surgical removal of part or all of a spinal disc. A discectomy treats degenerated, herniated or ruptured spinal discs. Foraminotomy is the widening of the opening where the nerve roots leave the spinal canal.