Spine

The fusion distraction technique reported here can be used to achieve spinal fusion with a good long-term outcome.
Findings suggested that surgical treatment may be an effective option in managing dogs with a dorsal compressive AA band causing nonambulatory tetraparesis.
This case provides evidence that minimally invasive microsurgery is an effective treatment for intervertebral disc protrusion in large breed dogs,
The risk of perioperative mortality is considerably lower than previously reported.
These results suggest that T2 mapping has the potential to quantitatively evaluate the repairing effects of cell-based engineering treatments on IDD for a long-term follow-up.
Our study demonstrated the potential of 3D printing technology to be effectively applied to spinal stabilization surgeries for small breed dogs.
These findings may help investigators when designing IVD prostheses for dogs with cervical spondylomyelopathy.
An indirect decompression technique can eliminate dynamic movements and result in regression of vertebral canal bony proliferation in dogs with OA-CSM.