ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2018
Comparison of surgical and conservative treatment of hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion in dogs.
Article in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Presumed cervical subperiosteal vertebral hemorrhage in nine greyhounds.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2026Article
- Acute hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion in dogs with severe neurologic status: comparison between conservative and surgical treatment.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2026Article
- Double Cervical Adjacent Hydrated Nucleus Pulposus Extrusion (HNPE) in a Yorkshire Terrier.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Comparison of Imaging Methods and Population Pattern in Dogs with Spinal Diseases in Three Periods between 2005 and 2022: A Retrospective Study.Veterinary sciences · 2023Article
- Prognostic Factors in Canine Acute Intervertebral Disc Disease.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2020Review
- Diagnostic Imaging in Intervertebral Disc Disease.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2020Review
- Comparison of surgical and conservative treatment of hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion in dogs.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2018Article
- Clinical characteristics associated with cervical hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion in dogs.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
- Exercise Restriction Does Not Change Outcome in Dogs After Diagnosis of Acute Non-Compressive Nucleus Pulposus Extrusion, Fibrocartilaginous Embolism, or Hydrated Nucleus Pulposus Extrusion.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundWhether compressive cervical myelopathy caused by hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion (HNPE) in dogs should be treated surgically or conservatively has been debated. Only 1 recent study has contradicted the former predominant reports of surgical treatment for HNPE. HYPOTHESIS AND
methodSingle center retrospective study to compare the outcome of client-owned dogs with HNPE after decompressive surgery or conservative treatment. ANIMALS: Thirty-six dogs diagnosed with HNPE confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
resultsEighteen of 36 dogs underwent surgery whereas 18 dogs were managed conservatively including cage rest and physiotherapy. The most common affected intervertebral disc space was C4-5. In 3 dogs, HNPE was diagnosed at the level of T13-L1. Median time to regain ambulation was 6.6 days (range, 0-28 days) after surgery and 5.9 days (range, 0-15 days) with conservative management (P = .37). Only the length of a potential intramedullary lesion in cervical HNPE detected by MRI had an influence on the prognosis to gain ambulatory status in a time period of ≤9 days (P = .0035) and on short-term survival (P = .0011). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Conservative management of HNPE in the cervical as well as in the thoracolumbar region represents a reasonable alternative to surgery, showing similar favorable outcome.
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