Lumbosacral Disease Flashcards
De Decker, JAVMA, 2014:
- What % of medically treated dogs subsequently underwent surgical treatment?
- Did initial medical management affect results of subsequent surgical treatment?
De Decker, JAVMA, 2014:
- 22% of medically treated dogs subsequently underwent surgical treatment
- No
Golini, Vet Surg, 2014:
Transarticular fixation combined with dorsal laminectomy and partial discectomy
- What % showed clinical improvement?
- Implant failure rate?
- Was arthrodesis of the articular facets observed?
Golini, Vet Surg, 2014:
- 76% showed clinical improvement
- 30% implant failure rate - post-op residual mobility of the LS joint may explain the relatively high implant failure rate
- Arthrodesis of articular facets was not observed in any dog
Mackenzie, VRU, 2016:
Injected gelified ethanol into the LS disc
What % showed leakage of the injected material into the vertebral canal immediately after injection and at 1 year after injection?
Mackenzie, VRU, 2016:
33% showed leakage immediately after injection, 11% showed leakage at 1 year following injection
Worth, Vet Surg, 2017:
- Dorsal annulectomy combined with partial discectomy may lead to further dynamic collapse of the LS articulation - true or false?
- What is a possible cause for persistent or recurrent clinical signs of L7 nerve root compression?
Worth, Vet Surg, 2017:
- True
- Subsequent loss of foraminal volume could further compromise the LS intervertebral foramina during extension, resulting in persistent or recurrent clinical signs of L7 nerve root compression
Shaw, JVIM, 2017:
Negative prognostic factors for regaining ambulation?
Shaw, JVIM, 2017:
Absent conscious pain perception, large non-chondrodystrophic breeds
Muller, Vet Surg, 2017:
Minimally invasive transilial vertebral blocking procedure:
- Results of the procedure?
- What % had a tense gait or stiffness while rising and sitting immediately post-op?
Muller, Vet Surg, 2017:
- Clinical improvement and morphometric enlargement of the foraminal area
- 19%
Saunders, Vet Surg, 2018:
- Was there an association between a greater rostral projection of the sacral lamina and a diagnosis of DLSS?
- Is the height of the vertebral canal at L7/S1 diagnostic or predictive of DLSS?
- Risk factor(s) for development of cauda equina syndrome?
Saunders, Vet Surg, 2018:
- No association between greater rostral projection of the sacral lamina and DLSS
- Height of the vertebral canal at L7/S1 was neither diagnostic nor predictive of DLSS
- Dogs >5 years of age had a greater risk of developing cauda equina syndrome
Zindl, Vet Surg, 2018:
Pedicle screw-rod fixation system
Effect(s) on motion at L7-S1 and L6-7?
Zindl, Vet Surg, 2018:
Significantly reduced primary and coupled motion at L7-S1 with a concomitant increase in motion at L6-7, which may suggest the potential for adjacent level effects
Worth, VCOT, 2018:
- Effect(s) of lateral foraminotomy on volume of the LS lateral intervertebral neurovascular foramen?
- Regrowth of bone at the foraminotomy site occurred despite having excellent outcomes - true or false?
- Increased foraminal volume was still evident at long-term follow-up, but in 33% of those dogs, what was the % increase in foraminal volume compared to pre-op?
Worth, VCOT, 2018:
- Lateral foraminotomy increased the volume of the LS lateral intervertebral neurovascular foramen to >7 times its initial volume
- True
- In 33% of the dogs, the long-term increase in foraminal volume was only 125% of the pre-op volume