Tri-level surgical treatment of cervical spinal cord compression in a Thoroughbred yearling.
A Thoroughbred yearling was presented with neurological, radiographic, and myelographic abnormalities consistent with cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy. Surgical correction was performed by using ventral cervical interbody fusion at 3 intervertebral spaces. The patient recovered uneventfully from surgery. The neurological status remained unchanged initially; however, significant improvement was noted 37 weeks postoperatively.
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Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
D000818:Animals; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography / Q000662:veterinary; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000662:veterinary; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome