Case Report: Spinal Stabilization Surgery Using a Novel Custom-Made Titanium Fixation System for the Spinal Instability Caused by Vertebral Malformation in a Dog

A 2-year-old Maltese was presented with wobbly gait of the pelvic limbs. Based on imaging examinations, a diagnosis of congenital malformation at T5–T8 and severe kyphosis causing spinal cord compression at T6–T7 was made. Dorsal laminectomy and stabilization of T6 and T7 vertebrae were performed. A...

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Main Authors: Shintaro Kimura, Kohei Nakata, Yukiko Nakano, Yuta Nozue, Naoyuki Konno, Taku Sugawara, Sadatoshi Maeda, Hiroaki Kamishina
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Subjects:
dog
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f64021536b0042d6b1fdae47865b15db
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