Proportion recovery and times to ambulation for non-ambulatory dogs with thoracolumbar disc extrusions treated with hemilaminectomy or conservative treatment: a …

L Langerhuus, J Miles - The Veterinary Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion is a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in
dogs. Peer-reviewed studies reporting treatment of predominantly chondrodystrophic dogs …

Prophylactic effect of fenestration on the recurrence of thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease in dogs

AE Pontikaki, K Pavlidou, Z Polizopoulou, I Savvas… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The prophylactic effect of fenestration on the recurrence of thoracolumbar
(TL) intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH) in dogs that have been surgically decompressed …

How long and low can you go? Effect of conformation on the risk of thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion in domestic dogs

RMA Packer, A Hendricks, HA Volk, NK Shihab… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Intervertebral disc extrusion (IVDE) is a common neurological disorder in certain dog
breeds, resulting in spinal cord compression and injury that can cause pain and …

Clinical and pathological analysis of epidural inflammation in intervertebral disk extrusion in dogs

A Fadda, A Oevermann, M Vandevelde… - Journal of veterinary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Little is known about the pathologic changes in the epidural space after
intervertebral disk (IVD) extrusion in the dog. Objectives To analyze the pathology of the …

Neurologic outcome after thoracolumbar partial lateral corpectomy for intervertebral disc disease in 72 dogs

F Salger, L Ziegler, IC Böttcher, G Oechtering… - Veterinary …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine neurologic outcome and factors influencing outcome after
thoracolumbar partial lateral corpectomy (PLC) in dogs with intervertebral disc disease …

Residual spinal cord compression following hemilaminectomy and mini-hemilaminectomy in dogs: a prospective randomized study

G Svensson, USH Simonsson, F Danielsson… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this study was to compare the reduction of spinal cord compression after surgical
treatment of dogs with acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc (IVD) extrusion achieved …

Re‐opening the window on fenestration as a treatment for acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation in dogs

P Freeman, ND Jeffery - Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation in dogs is a common cause of “back”
pain, pelvic limb paresis or paralysis and incontinence. Treatment of this condition has long …

Minimally invasive microsurgical decompression of an intervertebral disc protrusion in a dog

J Guevar, N Olby - Veterinary surgery, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To report the successful treatment of intervertebral disc protrusion with minimally
invasive microsurgery in a large breed dog. Study design Retrospective case report. Animal …

Choices and decisions in decompressive surgery for thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation

ND Jeffery, TR Harcourt-Brown… - Veterinary Clinics …, 2018 - vetsmall.theclinics.com
Almost without exception, veterinary neurosurgery is concerned with decompression.
Various masses can compress neural tissue, including tumors, hematomas, and, most …

Clinical characterization of thoracolumbar and lumbar intervertebral disk extrusions in English Cocker Spaniels

TJA Cardy, CE Tzounos, HA Volk… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Am Vet Med Assoc
OBJECTIVE To assess the anatomic distribution of thoracolumbar and lumbar intervertebral
disk extrusions (IVDEs) in English Cocker Spaniels as compared with findings in …