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Outcome of Non-surgical and Surgical Treatments in Dogs with Cervical Intervertebral Disc Disease: 60 cases  

Sung, Gyu-Jin (Departments of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Ryu, Hak-Hyun (Departments of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Park, Sung-Su (Departments of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kang, Byung-Jae (Departments of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Lim, Sung-Jun (Departments of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kim, Yong-Sun (Departments of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Lee, Seung-Hoon (Departments of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Cho, Sung-Ho (Departments of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kim, Jun-Young (Departments of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Yoon, Jung-Hee (Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kim, Wan-Hee (Departments of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kweon, Oh-Kyeong (Departments of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.27, no.6, 2010 , pp. 713-717 More about this Journal
Abstract
Outcomes of non-surgical and surgical treatments for thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) are well-reported. However, little is known regarding the outcome for treatments of cervical IVDD. This study systematically reviewed the outcomes in dogs with cervical IVDD that were managed non-surgically and surgically. Clinical success rates for surgical treatment were significantly higher (100%) than for non-surgical treatment (51.4%). In the non-surgical treatment group, clinical success rates were negatively correlated with spinal cord compression rates. Based on the results of this study, surgical treatment is deemed more effective than non-surgical treatment for dogs with cervical IVDD. Also, the degree of spinal cord compression on computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging is a useful prognostic indicator before non-surgical treatment.
Keywords
cervical; intervertebral disc disease; treatments; dog;
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