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CLINICAL TRIAL article

Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1504477
This article is part of the Research Topic Case Reports in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery View all 11 articles

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SINGLE-LEVEL THORACOLUMBARCIC VERTEBRAL BODY SEGMENTATION AND FORMATION FAILURE CAUSING PROGRESSIVE THORACOLUMBAR MYELOPATHY IN THREE ADULT LARGE BREED DOGS

Provisionally accepted
Francisca Couto Francisca Couto *Joana Tabanez Joana Tabanez Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose Colin Driver Colin Driver
  • Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists, Alton, United Kingdom

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    Objective: to evaluate the mediumlong-term outcome following spinal cord decompression and instrumented fixation of single-level congenital thoracolumbaric vertebral malformations, characterizsed by combined failures of segmentation and formation, causing thoracolumbar myelopathy in three large breed dogs.A retrospective clinical study.Animals: Three large breed dogs.Methods: Electronic patient records were retrospectively reviewed for adult (>1 year) large breed dogs (>25kg) with thoracolumbar myelopathy and a radiologic diagnosis of spinal cord compression associated with thoracolumbaric vertebral malformation. Examination, diagnostic imaging, surgical management and outcome are described. MediumLong-term outcome was determined from description of neurologic examination and follow-up imaging studies occurring up to 12 months post-operative.Results: Three large breed dogs were identified, presenting with progressive non-painful T3-L3 spinal cord segment disease, diagnosed by MRI and CT with single-level complex congenital vertebral malformation with combined failure of segmentation and formation, in the T8-T13 L1 region. Surgical management consisted of ventral cord decompression by bilateral minihemilaminectomy and partial corpectomy and vertebral fixation. Temporary post-operative neurological deterioration was seen in two cases. Follow-up was obtained at 6-weeks (examination), 3 (examination), 6, and 12 months (examination and CT) postoperatively, and improved neurological function was confirmed with all cases being ambulatory with persistent mild paraparesis. with persisting mild ambulatory paraparesis in all cases.This retrospective study demonstrated the successful longmedium-term outcome following surgical management of complex thoracolumbarcic vertebral malformation in large breed dogs.

    Keywords: Vertebral stabilization, veterinary spinal surgery, Thoracic malformations, Corpectomy, congenital diseases vertebral stabilisation, thoracicolumbar vertebral malformations, Congenital diseases

    Received: 30 Sep 2024; Accepted: 11 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Couto, Tabanez, Rose and Driver. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Francisca Couto, Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists, Alton, United Kingdom

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