Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with spinal instability after back surgery recovers
By Arthurs, G·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2009·The Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Spinal instability resulting from bilateral mini-hemilaminectomy and pediculectomy.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old male Dachshund was brought in because he was having trouble using his back legs due to a slipped disc in his spine. The vet performed surgery to relieve the pressure on his spine, but five days later, the dog got worse because of instability in the spine. Another surgery was done to stabilize the spine using special screws and a plate, and after this procedure, the dog made a good recovery and was able to walk again.
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Abstract
A four-year-old male Dachshund was presented with pelvic limb paresis due to intervertebral disc extrusion. The spine was surgically explored and decompressed by a bilateral mini-hemilaminectomy and intervertebral disc fenestration at T12-13, and a bilateral pediculectomy of T13. Five days post-operatively, the dog deteriorated because of T13 dorsal laminar subluxation and secondary spinal cord compression. This was surgically investigated and stabilised using bilateral articular facet positional screws and a dorsal spinal plate; the dog subsequently recovered well. Clinically significant spinal instability associated with mini-hemilaminectomy and pediculectomy surgery has not been reported previously.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19750289/