Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with paraparesis had manubrium removed for better neck spine
By Bush, M A & Owen, M R·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2009·The Downs Veterinary Practice, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Modification of the ventral approach to the caudal cervical spine by resection of the manubrium in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old female Bassett Hound was brought in with weakness in her back legs that had lasted for two days. After a neurological exam and an MRI, the vet found that a disc in her neck was pressing on her spinal cord. To relieve the pressure, the vet performed a surgery called a ventral slot, which was made easier by removing a small part of her sternum. This new approach helped the vet access the area better, and the surgery went well without any complications for the dog.
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Abstract
A five-year-old neutered female Bassett Hound weighing 29 kg was presented with a two-day history of paraparesis. Neurological examination and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of extruded disc material ventral to the spinal cord, from the C7-T1 intervertebral disc. A ventral slot was performed to decompress the cord. In making the approach to the caudal cervical spine, the cranial aspect of the manubrium of the sternum was resected. This improved the exposure of a region normally difficult to expose via a conventional ventral approach to the cervical spine. The successful performance of the ventral slot procedure was greatly facilitated by this adaptation, which was quick and simple to perform, without any apparent adverse affects to the animal.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19876526/