[Percutaneous partial diskectomy in the dog--an alternative to surgical disk fenestration].
A new, technically simple operation method for the fenestration of disks is described which was performed successfully on six experimental dogs on the thoracolumbar disks and did not stress them very much. A percutaneous partial diskectomy (PPD) of the anulus fibrosus and the nucleus pulposus with a bone drill (diameter 5 mm) is performed. The extracted cylinder bone allows a histological judgement of the disci intervertebrales. This method was applied to 10 animal patients with discopathia, and it showed that evidently PPD is a good alternative to the conventional thoracolumbar disk surgery (dorsolateral fenestration). Besides the technical simplicity of this method its advantage is a quicker practicability and less operative stress of the patient.
Institut für Versuchstierkunde der Medizinischen Fakultät der RWTH Aachen.
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Küpper
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Bruchmüller
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Persdorf
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Die perkutane partielle Diskektomie beim Hund--eine Alternative zur operativen Diskusfenestration.