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Management of disc‐associated wobbler syndrome with a partial slot fenestration and position screw technique
Author(s) -
Queen J. P.,
Coughlan A. R.,
May C.,
Bennett D.,
Penderis J.
Publication year - 1998
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.1748-5827.1998.tb03617.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fenestration , radiography , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , orthodontics , population , environmental health
A previously unpublished surgical technique for the management of disc‐associated wobbler syndrome is described. A series of 17 middle‐aged dobermanns (mean age 7·4 years) with this condition were managed by a technique of partial slot fenestration and position screw fixation of the affected disc space (C6/7 in all cases). One patient was lost to follow‐up and, of the remaining 16 cases, 13 improved following surgery (81 per cent). The three failures were a consequence of incorrect placement of one of the screws. Careful evaluation of immediate postoperative radiographs allows this problem to be identified; the screw can then be correctly repositioned with an immediate return to surgery.