Vertebral subluxation following ventral cervical decompression in the dog

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 348-358

  Lemarié, Rose J ^a   Kerwin, Sharon C ^a   Partington, Beth P ^a   Hosgood, Giselle ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0034218280     PISSN: 05872871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/15473317-36-4-348     Document Type: Article

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