title: Management of disc-associated wobbler syndrome with a partial slot fenestration and position screw technique.
abstract: A previously unpublished surgical technique for the management of disc-associated wobbler syndrome is described. A series of 17 middle-aged dobermanns (mean age 7.4 years) with this condition were managed by a technique of partial slot fenestration and position screw fixation of the affected disc space (C6/7 in all cases). One patient was lost to follow-up and, of the remaining 16 cases, 13 improved following surgery (81 per cent). The three failures were a consequence of incorrect placement of one of the screws. Careful evaluation of immediate postoperative radiographs allows this problem to be identified; the screw can then be correctly repositioned with an immediate return to surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Science and Animal Husbandry, University of Liverpool.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Queen
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Coughlan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Penderis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000662:veterinary; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013577:Syndrome