Instrumented cervical fusion in nine dogs with caudal cervical spondylomyelopathy

Objective To report the long‐term outcome of nine dogs treated for caudal cervical spondylomyelopathy (CCSM) with surgical spinal fusion. Study design Short case series. Animals Nine large‐breed dogs. Methods Medical records of dogs treated for disc‐associated CCSM (2013‐2016) were reviewed. The sur...

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Published in:Veterinary surgery 2019-10, Vol.48 (7), p.1287-1298
Main Authors: Reints Bok, Tjarda E., Willemsen, Koen, Rijen, Mattie H. P., Grinwis, Guy C. M., Tryfonidou, Marianna A., Meij, Björn P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cervical Vertebrae - surgery
Computed tomography
Customer satisfaction
Dog Diseases - pathology
Dog Diseases - surgery
Dogs
Equipment Failure
Evaluation
Female
Histopathology
Humans
Implantation
Intervertebral Disc - surgery
Intervertebral discs
Male
Medical records
Original –Clinical
Pain
Plates
Prostheses and Implants
Radiography
Spinal Cord Diseases - surgery
Spinal Cord Diseases - veterinary
Spinal Diseases - surgery
Spinal Diseases - veterinary
Spinal Fusion - veterinary
Spine
Spine (cervical)
Surgery
Surgical implants
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Transplants & implants
Treatment Outcome
Vertebrae
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Summary:Objective To report the long‐term outcome of nine dogs treated for caudal cervical spondylomyelopathy (CCSM) with surgical spinal fusion. Study design Short case series. Animals Nine large‐breed dogs. Methods Medical records of dogs treated for disc‐associated CCSM (2013‐2016) were reviewed. The surgery objective was spinal distraction by implantation of a SynCage and fixation with two Unilock plates. Follow‐up included the Helsinki pain score questionnaire, neurological grading, radiography, computed tomography (CT), and micro‐CT (μCT) with subsequent histopathology (two dogs). Results Clinical follow‐up was obtained between 9 and 51 months (27.4 ± 13.4 months). The Helsinki pain score and neurological Griffith score improved (P 
ISSN:0161-3499
1532-950X
DOI:10.1111/vsu.13312