Long-term neurologic outcome of hemilaminectomy and disk fenestration for treatment of dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation: 831 cases (2000–2007)

Aikawa, Takeshi; Fujita, Hiroshi; Kanazono, Shinichi; Shibata, Mitsuhiro; Yoshigae, Yuki

doi:10.2460/javma.241.12.1617

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Long-term neurologic outcome of hemilaminectomy and disk fenestration for treatment of dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation: 831 cases (2000–2007)

Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association • Dec 6, 2012

Authors:

Takeshi Aikawa

Hiroshi Fujita

Shinichi Kanazono

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the proportion of dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation (IVDH) that successfully recovered following hemilaminectomy and fenestration, the time to ambulation (TTA) in affected dogs after surgery, and the frequency of urinary and fecal incontinence in recovere...

Subject

Medicine

Surgery

Ambulatory

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