Recurrence of thoracolumbar intervertebral disk extrusion in chondrodystrophic dogs after surgical decompression with or without prophylactic fenestration: 265 Cases (1995-1999)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 224, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1808-1814

  Brisson, Brigitte A ^a   Moffatt, Shannon L ^a   Swayne, Seanna L ^a   Parent, Joane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHONDRODYSPLASIA; DOG; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ANIMALS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRODYSPLASIAS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 2542622165     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.224.1808     Document Type: Article

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