Surgery for disc-associated wobbler syndrome in the dog--an examination of the controversy. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Controversy surrounds treatment of disc-associated 'wobbler' syndrome in the dog, centring on the choice of method of surgical decompression used. In this review, details of previously published case series are summarised and critically examined in an attempt to compare success rates and complications of different types of surgery. Unequivocally accurate comparisons were difficult because of differences in methods of case recording between series. Short-term success rates were high (approximately 80 per cent), but there was a high rate of recurrence (around 20 per cent) after any surgical treatment, suggesting the possibility that the syndrome should be considered a multifocal disease of the caudal cervical region. Statistical analysis revealed no significant differences in success rates between the various reported decompressive surgical techniques

published proceedings

  • J Small Anim Pract

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Jeffery, N. D., & McKee, W. M.

citation count

  • 51

complete list of authors

  • Jeffery, ND||McKee, WM

publication date

  • December 2001

publisher