Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with neck pain and leg lameness treated for T1-2 disc extrusion
By Nicolas, Marie et al.·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2024·Centre Hospitalier Vé, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Scapular Osteotomy for Lateral Access to a T1-2 Foraminal Disc Extrusion, Treated by Mini-Hemilaminectomy in a Dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old female spayed French bulldog was brought in with neck pain and limping on her left front leg for two days. A CT scan revealed a problem with a disc in her neck, so the vet performed surgery to relieve the pressure on the affected area. After the operation, the dog was able to walk the next day and showed improvement over the following months. At a check-up ten months later, she had no neck pain or limping, and everything looked normal on the follow-up scan.
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Abstract
A 4-year-old female spayed French bulldog was presented with a 2-day history of neck pain and left thoracic limb lameness with no neurological deficits. A computed tomography (CT) examination showed a left foraminal T1-2 disc extrusion. Surgical management was performed using a left lateral approach to the vertebral column with a scapular osteotomy. A T1-2 mini-hemilaminectomy was performed. The scapular osteotomy was stabilized with two 2.4-mm locking compression plates. The postoperative CT and radiographic examinations showed adequate decompression of the T1-2 foramen and good reduction in the scapular osteotomy. The dog was able to walk the following day. At the 1-month follow-up, the dog had no neck pain but persistent slight left thoracic limb lameness. Ten months postoperatively, a CT scan showed no abnormalities at the surgical site, and the dog had no neurological deficits nor lameness. The aim of this case report was to describe a new lateral approach to T1-2 intervertebral space.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38224951/