Thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy and spinal cord decompression in a lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus).
A 16-yr-old, castrated male lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) presented with acute bilateral pelvic limb paralysis. Cisternal and lumbar myelograms demonstrated right-sided spinal cord compression at T13-L1. During an extradural hemilaminectomy, chronically ruptured disk material was removed at T13-L1, with moderate venous dilatation observed cranially. The macaque fully recovered from clinical signs within 2 mo.
Capitanio
Matthew
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Memphis Zoo and Aquarium, 2000 Prentiss Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38112, USA.
Zimmerman
Dawn M
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Douglass
Michael
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Dew
Terry
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D000818:Animals; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008251:Macaca; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D016896:Treatment Outcome