title: Evaluation of three techniques of ventral decompression of the cervical spinal cord in the dog.
abstract: Three techniques for ventral decompression of the cervical spinal cord were performed on 21 dogs (3 groups of 7 dogs each). The techniques involved cutting various-sized defects in the vertebral bodies and disks of the cervical vertebral column. The defects were not filled with bone grafts. Two of the 3 techniques (short, wide defect and long, narrow defect) were successful, and the other technique (long, wide defect) gave questionable results.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001846:Bone Development; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*