Ventral Slot Surgery to Treat IVDD

Eleven dogs underwent spinal surgery using the ventral slot technique in the cervical and cervico- thoracic area and five had an operation in the

cervical IVDD and may be indicated as a surgical alternative Key words: spinal cord compression, cervical disk disease, ventral slot, surgery, dogs RESUMO

ventral slot dog Myelogram of a dog's cervical neck region showing spinal cord compression by a herniated disc lesion at C4-C5 Ventral slot spinal surgery on this dog permitted

ventral slot surgery dog Clinical Significance Ventral slot surgery can be used to achieve effective cervical spinal cord decompression with a good long-term outcome in the management