Clinical aspects of surgical treatment of thoracolumbar disc disease in dogs. A retrospective study of 300 cases

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-130

  Necas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dog; Hemilaminectomy; Intervertebral disc disease; Recurrence; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0012224279     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb199968020121     Document Type: Article

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