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Modified lateral spinal decompression in 61 dogs with thoracolurnbar disc protrusion
Author(s) -
Yovich J. C.,
Read R.,
Eger C.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1994.tb01715.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myelography , decompression , radiography , disc protrusion , surgery , intervertebral disc , spinal decompression , ambulatory , spinal cord , lumbar , psychiatry
A modified lateral spinal decompression technique was performed in 61 dogs with thoracolumbar disc protrusion. Myelography combined with plain radiography and neurological examination determined the side of greatest compression in 93 per cent of the dogs. Disc material was retrieved in 98 per cent of the cases. Of the 35 non‐ambulatory dogs, 95 per cent regained the ability to walk. The recovery time was three weeks.