Surgical Treatment of Lumbosacral Instability Caused by Discospondylitis in Four Dogs

Veterinary Surgery - Tập 29 Số 1 - Trang 70-80 - 2000
Jérôme Auger1, Jacques Dupuis1, Andrée D. Quesnel1, Guy Beauregard1
1From the Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculté deMédecine Vétérinaire, University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.

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Objective— To describe a surgical technique involving distraction and stabilization of the lumbosacral vertebral segment using an external skeletal fixator in dogs with lumbosacral instability caused by discospondylitis.Study Design— Retrospective clinical study.Animals— Four client‐owned dogs.Methods— Medical records of all dogs diagnosed with discospondylitis from 1994 to 1997 were identified and reviewed. Four dogs with lumbosacral discospondylitis requiring surgical treatment were then specifically studied. Surgical technique, clinical signs, preoperative diagnostic investigation, radiographic findings, and the results of short‐term and long‐term reevaluations were recorded.Results— Twelve dogs with discospondylitis were identified, 4 of which had lumbosacral discospondylitis. These 4 dogs underwent surgical distraction and stabilization because they failed to respond to medical treatment. Three dogs received a cancellous bone graft between L7 and S1 and had rapid interbody fusion of this vertebral segment. The dog that did not receive a graft did not have interbody fusion at the time of fixator removal. This did not affect the final clinical outcome. Lumbosacral pain and neurological deficits present before surgery rapidly subsided after the procedure. All dogs received concurrent antibiotic treatment for a minimum of 4 weeks. All dogs were clinically normal at the time of fixator removal and all continued to do well during the follow‐up period (8–48 months; mean, 27.5 months).Conclusion and Clinical Relevance— Lumbosacral discospondylitis may not respond well to conservative treatment because of the mobility of the affected space. Surgical treatment involving distraction and stabilization to obtain intervertebral fusion is very effective in treating lumbosacral instability caused by discospondylitis.

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Veterinary Surgery

Tập 29 Số 1

70-80

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