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DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-09-02-0015
Modification of the ventral approach to the caudal cervical spine by resection of the manubrium in a dog
Publication History
Received:
07 February 2009
Accepted:
25 May 2009
Publication Date:
17 December 2017 (online)
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Summary
A five-year-old neutered female Bassett Hound weighing 29 kg was presented with a two-day history of paraparesis. Neurological examination and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of extruded disc material ventral to the spinal cord, from the C7-T1 intervertebral disc. A ventral slot was performed to decompress the cord. In making the approach to the caudal cervical spine, the cranial aspect of the manubrium of the sternum was resected. This improved the exposure of a region normally difficult to expose via a conventional ventral approach to the cervical spine. The successful performance of the ventral slot procedure was greatly facilitated by this adaptation, which was quick and simple to perform, without any apparent adverse affects to the animal.
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