Results of Treatment of Degenerative Lumbosacral Stenosis in Dogs by Exploration and Excision

Abstract

Twenty-six dogs with degenerative stenosis of the lumbosacral spinal canal were treated by excision of the encroaching tissues. The most common singular lesion was type II disc herniation. All of the dogs responded favourably to the surgery, but the dogs with only pain and lameness before surgery generally did better than those with incontinence. Laminectomy and excision of the encroaching degenerated tissues is an effective and relatively uncomplicated method of treating lumbosacral stenosis in dogs.