Surgical Decompression in Dogs with Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disc Disease and Loss of Deep Pain Perception: A Retrospective Study of 46 Cases

<p/> <p>The case details and outcome after surgical decompression of 46 dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease with loss of deep pain perception prior to surgery were reviewed. Nineteen dogs (41.3%) recovered with a median follow-up period of 12.5 months. Recovery was define...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Puerto David A, Laitinen Outi M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-06-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
dog
Online Access:http://www.actavetscand.com/content/46/2/79