Lumbosacral Stenosis in 29 Military Working Dogs: Epidemiologic Findings and Outcome after Surgical Intervention (1990-1999)

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-29

  Linn, Lorraine L ^a   Bartels, Kenneth E ^b   Rochat, Mark C ^b   Payton, Mark E ^b   Moore, George E ^b  

^a Box 396   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARMY; BREED; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACK; BREEDING; DOG DISEASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAMINECTOMY; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; OKLAHOMA; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY SERVICE, MILITARY;

EID: 1542722038     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.2003.50001     Document Type: Article

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