Cervical spine locking plate fixation for treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy in large breed dogs

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 705-718

  Trotter, Eric J ^a  

^a Medical Director of Equine and Farm Animal Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYELOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS;

ANIMALS; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 68749115663     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2009.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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