Outcome and prognostic factors in non-ambulatory Hansen Type I intervertebral disc extrusions: 308 Cases

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-34

  Ruddle, Tammi L ^a,d   Allen, D A ^a   Schertel, E R ^b   Barnhart, M D ^b   Wilson, E R ^a   Lineberger, J A ^a   Klocke, N W ^a   Lehenbauer, T W ^c  

^a Mission MedVet   (United States)

^b MedVet Associates Inc   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Palm Beach Veterinary Referral and Critical Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Dogs; Intervertebral disc herniation; Time to ambulation

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744990208     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632970     Document Type: Article

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