title: Surgical treatment of a hemivertebra by partial ventral corpectomy and fusion in a Labrador puppy.
abstract: This report describes a partial ventral verte-brectomy and interbody fusion for a progressive hemivertebra disease using a ventral transthoracic approach in a 3.6-month-old male Labrador puppy. The goal of this article is to clarify the potential advantages of this uncommon surgical technique for this condition and to discuss its technical aspects.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Vétérinaire DMV, Chirurgie, 9 allee A. Fillion, Vertou, 44120, France. pierremeheust@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meheust
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005684:Gait; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000662:veterinary; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000002:abnormalities; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*