Investigation of timing of surgery and other factors possibly influencing outcome in dogs with acute thoracolumbar disc extrusion: a retrospective study of 1501 cases

Investigation of timing of surgery and other factors possibly influencing outcome in dogs with acute thoracolumbar disc extrusion: a retrospective study of 1501 cases

Abstract Background Intervertebral disc extrusions in the thoracolumbar region are a common spinal neurologic disorder in dogs and usually considered a neurological emergency. Several factors, like timing of surgery, have previously been analysed in order to determine the effect on outcome and time...

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Main Authors: Almut Immekeppel, Stefan Rupp, Stanislas Demierre, Kai Rentmeister, Andrea Meyer-Lindenberg, Julia Goessmann, Monty Siddartha Bali, Fenella Schmidli-Davies, Franck Forterre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Acute deterioration
Grade of severity
Intervertebral disc extrusion
Loss of deep pain perception
Physical rehabilitation
Time of recovery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-021-00596-w

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