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Incidence of Spinal Compressive Lesions in Chondrodystrophic Dogs with Abnormal Recovery after Hemilaminectomy for Treatment of Thoracolumbar Disc Disease: A Prospective Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Franck Forterre, Daniela Gorgas, M. J. Dickomeit, A. Jaggy, Johann Lang, David Spreng

Veterinary Surgery · 2010 · 63 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

We recommend early MRI reexamination to assess the postsurgical spinal canal and cord, and to plan further therapeutic measures in chondrodystrophic dogs with delayed recovery after decompressive hemilaminectomy for thoracolumbar disc disease.

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Canine intervertebral disc disease — Occurrence by age, breed, and sex among 8,117 cases

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Thoracolumbar disc disease in 71 paraplegic dogs: influence of rate of onset and duration of clinical signs on treatment results

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Outcome and prognostic factors in nonambulatory Hansen Type I intervertebral disc extrusions: 308 cases

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Prognostic Indicators for Time to Ambulation After Surgical Decompression in Nonambulatory Dogs With Acute Thoracolumbar Disk Extrusions: 112 Cases

Garrett J. Davis, Dorothy Cimino Brown · Veterinary Surgery · 2002 · 116 citations