Choices and Decisions in Decompressive Surgery for Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disk Herniation.

abstract

• Once decompressive surgery has been elected, the approach that maximizes the likelihood of gaining access to the herniated material for complete removal should be chosen. In most cases, a procedure that optimizes access to the ventrolateral aspect of the spinal cord will be advantageous but it is important to tailor the details of the surgical procedure to suit individual patients. Decompressive surgery for chronic (type II) herniations will frequently demand a ventral approach with partial corpectomy.

authors

• Jeffery, Nicholas

published proceedings

• Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract

altmetric score

• 0.5

author list (cited authors)

• Jeffery, N. D., Harcourt-Brown, T. R., Barker, A. K., & Levine, J. M.

citation count

• 11

complete list of authors

• Jeffery, Nick D||Harcourt-Brown, Tom R||Barker, Andrew K||Levine, Jonathan M

publication date

• January 2018

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

keywords

• Animals
• Decision Making
• Decision Process
• Dog Diseases
• Dogs
• Hemilaminectomy
• Intervertebral Disc Displacement
• Laminectomy
• Lumbosacral Region
• Partial Corpectomy
• Spinal Cord
• Spinal Cord Compression
• Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disk Herniation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.08.014

start page

• 169

end page

• 186

volume

• 48

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.08.014