ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2020
Long-term postoperative pain evaluation in dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation after hemilaminectomy.
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- Adjunctive Interferential Electrotherapy Provides Transient Postoperative Analgesia After Hemilaminectomy in Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Expectation fulfillment, MCID achievement and postoperative outcomes in elderly patients with degenerative spinal deformity: minimum two-year evaluation.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Correlation of Mechanical Thresholds, Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale, and Sharp and Wheeler Grading Scale in Dogs with Acute Thoracolumbar Disc Extrusions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Case report: Resolution of lameness via compartmental resection of a malignant nerve sheath neoplasm of the median nerve in a dog.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Outcome of the Use of Clinical Reasoning Alone in Dogs with Acute Thoracolumbar Myelopathy and/or Pain.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Case report: Neuropathic pain versus undesirable behavior in a Dachshund after hemilaminectomy surgery for an intervertebral disc extrusion.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- ACVIM consensus statement on diagnosis and management of acute canine thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2022Article
- Thoracolumbar retrolaminar block in seven dogs undergoing spinal surgery.Irish veterinary journal · 2022Article
- Pilot Study on Feasibility of Sensory-Enhanced Rehabilitation in Canine Spinal Cord Injury.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Long-term postoperative pain evaluation in dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation after hemilaminectomy.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic neuropathic pain is a common complication in people with spinal cord injury (SCI) but has not been investigated in dogs.
objectiveTo determine the reliability of measuring spinal mechanical sensory thresholds (MSTs) in dogs and to compare MSTs of healthy dogs and dogs with SCI caused by acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disk extrusion after hemilaminectomy over a 1-year period. STUDY
designProspective study. ANIMALS: Thirty-two healthy and 40 SCI dogs.
methodsDogs were divided into group 1 (healthy Dachshunds), group 2 (healthy dogs including several breeds), and SCI group. The MSTs were measured using algometry at an incision (thoracolumbar) and control site. Dogs in group 1 were tested once; those in group 2 were tested for 5 consecutive days; and SCI dogs were tested on days 7, 14, 28, 42, 180, and 365 postoperatively. The MSTs were compared among days in healthy and SCI dogs and between SCI and healthy dogs using mixed effect models. P < .05 was considered significant.
resultsAt the incision site of SCI dogs, MST was significantly lower than in healthy dogs for 42 days postoperatively, but not subsequently. However, 4/27 dogs had control site MST below the reference range 1 year after surgery. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Mechanical sensory thresholds normalize by 6 months after surgery in most dogs with SCI. Approximately 15% of SCI dogs may develop chronic neuropathic pain. Improving long-term pain assessment of SCI dogs is important for offering treatment options and advising owners.
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