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Wed 23 May 2012

Recurrent Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disc Extrusion after Hemilaminectomy and Concomitant Prophylactic Fenestration in 662 Chondrodystrophic Dogs.

Aikawa T, Fujita H, Shibata M, Takahashi T. Aikawa Veterinary Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan; Veterinary Surgical Service Japan, Tokyo, Japan. Vet Surg April 2012 41 3 381-390

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2012.00970.x/abstract

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Surgical management of a Schmorl's node in an Airedale Terrier and review of the literature.

Baltzer WI, Hillebrand L, Smith TJ, Stieger-Vanegas SM. Wendy I. Baltzer, DVM, PhD, DACVS, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, 105 Magruder Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States, Phone: +1 541 737 4812, Fax: +1 541 737 4818, E-mail: wendy.baltzer@oregons VCOT 2012 Mar 25 2 167-71

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http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/vcot/issue/speci...

Residual herniated disc material following hemilaminectomy in chondrodystrophic dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease.

Roach WJ, Thomas M, Weh JM, Bleedorn J, Wells K. Dr. Wesley J. Roach, Nashville Veterinary Specialists, 2971 Sidco Dr., Nashville, TN 37205, United States, Phone: +1 615 386 0107, E-mail: weroach@gmail.com. VCOT 2012 Mar 25 2 109-15

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http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/vcot/issue/speci...

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Evolution of clinical signs and predictors of outcome after conservative medical treatment for disk-associated cervical spondylomyelopathy in dogs.

De Decker S, Gielen IM, Duchateau L, Oevermann A, Polis I, Van Soens I, van Bree HJ, Van Ham LM. Departments of Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. JAVMA 2012 Apr 1 240 7 848-57

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http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.240.7.848

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SPONDYLOSIS DEFORMANS AND DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL HYPEROSTOSIS (DISH) RESULTING IN ADJACENT SEGMENT DISEASE

1. Maria Ortega1, 2. Rita Gonçalves2, 3. Allison Haley1, 4. Annette Wessmann1, 5. Jacques Penderis1,* 1From the School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK 2Department of Veterinary Science, Small Animal Teaching Hospital, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Neston, UK Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2012 Mar/Apr 53 2 128-34

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1740-8261.2011.01891.x/abstract

AGREEMENT BETWEEN T2 AND HASTE SEQUENCES IN THE EVALUATION OF THORACOLUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISEASE IN DOGS.

Mankin JM, Hecht S, Thomas WB. University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Knoxville, TN, 37996-4544. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2012 Mar/Apr 53 2 162-66

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1740-8261.2011.01894.x/abstract

The Cutaneous Trunci Muscle Reflex: A Predictor of Recovery in Dogs with Acute Thoracolumbar Myelopathies Caused by Intervertebral Disc Extrusions.

Muguet-Chanoit AC, Olby NJ, Lim JH, Gallagher R, Niman Z, Dillard S, Campbell J, Early P, Mariani CL, Muñana KR, Freeman C, Platt SR, Kent M, Giovanella C, Longshore RC. College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. Vet Surg February 2012 41 2 200-206

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2011.00921.x/abstract

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Comparison of Computed Tomography and Myelography to a Reference Standard of Computed Tomographic Myelography for Evaluation of Dogs with Intervertebral Disc Disease.

Newcomb B, Arble J, Rochat M, Pechman R, Payton M. College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, OK. Vet Surg February 2012 41 2 207-214

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2011.00911.x/abstract

Early Reherniation of Disk Material in Eleven Dogs with Surgically Treated Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disk Extrusion.

Hettlich BF, Kerwin SC, Levine JM. Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, TX. Vet Surg February 2012 41 2 215-220

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2011.00920.x/abstract

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Influence of Durotomy on Laser-Doppler Measurement of Spinal Cord Blood Flow in Chondrodystrophic Dogs with Thoracolumbar Disk Extrusion.

Blaser A, Lang J, Henke D, Doherr MG, Adami C, Forterre F. Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Vet Surg February 2012 41 2 221-227

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2011.00909.x/abstract