surgical decompression in dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease and loss of deep pain perception a retrospective study of 46 cases手术减压与胸腰椎椎间盘疾病在狗和损失的深痛知觉46个病例的回顾性研究.pdfVIP

Acta vet. scand. 2005, 46, 79-85. Surgical Decompression in Dogs with Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disc Disease and Loss of Deep Pain Perception: A Retrospective Study of 46 Cases By Outi M. Laitinen, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ECVS and David A. Puerto, DVM, Diplomate ACVS University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies - Philadelphia, 3900 Delancey St. Philadelphia, PA 19104-6010, USA. Laitinen OM, Puerto DA: Surgical decompression in dogs with thoracolumbar in- tervertebral disc disease and loss of deep pain perception: a retrospective study of 46 cases. Acta vet. scand. 2005, 46, 79-85. – The case details and outcome after surgi- cal decompression of 46 dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease with loss of deep pain perception prior to surgery were reviewed. Nineteen dogs (41.3%) recov- ered with a median follow-up period of 12.5 months. Recovery was defined as an am- bulatory paraparesis, or better, with urinary and fecal continence. There was a better outcome in dogs with loss of deep pain for less than 24 hours prior to surgery (19/41; 46.3% recovered) than in dogs without deep pain perception for more than 24 hours (0/5; 0% recovered). Dogs with deep pain perception present at two weeks postopera- tively had significantly higher success rate (8/12; 66.7% recovered) than dogs without deep pain perception at this time period (1/10; 10.0% recovered). The return of deep pain perception by two weeks postoperatively can be a useful positive prognostic indi- cator. intervertebral disc disease; deep pain; dog; surgery, spinal cord injury. Introduction Thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease pulposus into the vertebral canal. The mass of (IVDD) is frequently seen in middle-aged dogs