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Hemilaminectomy for Herniated Discs at the Cervicothoracic Junction in a Beagle Dog  

Kang, Byung-Jae (Department of Veterinary Surgery, BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kweon, Oh-Kyeong (Department of Veterinary Surgery, BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.31, no.6, 2014 , pp. 511-514 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 7-year-old, female Beagle dog presented with a primary complaint of severe neck pain and paretic gait. A lesion was suspected between C6 and T2 on the basis of neurological examinations. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervicothoracic spine revealed herniation of disc material from the C7-T1 intervertebral space resulting in marked spinal cord compression. Hemilaminectomy was performed to treat the intervertebral disc disease at C7-T1. Treatment was effective and the clinical condition of the dog was remarkably improved. This result suggests that hemilaminectomy is an effective option for surgical treatment of intervertebral disc disease at the cervicothoracic junction in dogs.
Keywords
cervicothoracic; disc disease; dog; hemilaminectomy;
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