Modified deep dorsal laminectomy in the dog.
Spinal cord compression subsequent to radical laminectomy was investigated. A modified deep dorsal laminectomy technique was devised to allow extensive exposure and decompression of the canine spinal cord without undue hazard of postoperative fibrotic spinal cord compression. A previously described laminectomy technique was modified by the addition of spinal plating to avoid the occurrence of constrictive fibrosis.
D000818:Animals; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D007103:Immobilization; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary