Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Hemilaminectomy without fenestration for disc disease in dachshunds
By Sterna, J & Burzykowski, T·Published in Polish journal of veterinary sciences·2007·Department of Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: The assessment of the usefulness of hemilaminectomy without fenestration in the treatment of thoracolumbar disc disease in chondrodystrophic dogs.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of 36 Dachshunds and other chondrodystrophic dogs with severe back problems caused by disc disease underwent a specific surgery called hemilaminectomy without fenestration. Most dogs showed improvement after the surgery, especially those with less severe symptoms before the operation. Out of the dogs with the most severe dysfunction, 8 out of 13 improved, while all dogs with moderate symptoms recovered. The recovery time varied based on how severe their symptoms were, but it wasn't affected by how long they had been in pain before the surgery.
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Abstract
The aim of the publication is to assess the effectiveness of the treatment of type I disc extrusion according to Hansen by using the method of hemilaminectomy without fenestration. The evaluated clinical material comprised 36 chondrodystrophic dogs in which 38 surgical procedures were performed. All dogs were administered corticosteroid during the operation. Dachshunds made up to 79% of patients. In 34 cases grainy mass was extracted from the vertebral canal. In two cases it was plaster-like mass and in other two--granulo-chondral. Most often (12 cases) the prolapse of the nucleus pulposus was observed between the first and second lumbar vertebra. There was one case of the postoperative pyogenic infection of the wound. Recovery was observed in all dogs with 3rd grade clinical signs, 17 out of 18 dogs with 4th grade and 8 out of 13 dogs with 5th grade of dysfunction severity. The recovery time of the dog depended in the statistically significant way on the severity of symptoms and the grade of the present disease (p<0.00005). There did not appear to be any statistically significat relationship between the recovery time and the duration of symptoms pre operatively (p=0.42), the time of non-ambulatory status (p=0.27) and the breed of the dog (p=0.81).
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17937189/