Long-Term Effect of Cervical Distraction and Stabilization on Neurological Status and Imaging Findings in Giant Breed Dogs With Cervical Stenotic Myelopathy
VETERINARY SURGERY, 42(6), 701–709.
MeSH headings : Animals; Body Size; Cervical Vertebrae / pathology; Cervical Vertebrae / surgery; Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dog Diseases / surgery; Dogs; Female; Male; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Cord Compression / complications; Spinal Cord Compression / surgery; Spinal Cord Compression / veterinary; Spinal Stenosis / pathology; Spinal Stenosis / surgery; Spinal Stenosis / veterinary; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
TL;DR:
Distraction and stabilization with PMMA plugs and bone grafts is a safe surgical option for giant breed dogs with CSM with a single site of lateral or dorsolateral compression and long-term recurrence was common among dogs with multiple sites of compression.
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