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The data included breed, age, gender, body weight, aetiology, preoperative and postoperative neurological state, radiographic findings, surgical treatment, pin size, number of pins and stabilized vertebrae, intra- and postoperative complications and neurological state at re-examinations.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Results\u2003Thirty-two animals were identified; three were treated conservatively, 19 surgically and 10 were euthanatized. In eight dogs and six cats, the injured spinal column was treated with a laterally applied percutaneous type 1a ESF under fluoroscopic guidance. Positive profile end-threaded pins inserted were from 1.6\/1.9 to 3.5\/4.3\u2009mm in dogs and 1.6\/1.9 to 2\/2.3 mm in cats and were placed into two to five vertebral bodies. At the re-examinations, the neurological status had improved in 12 animals, deteriorated in one, and was unchanged in another one. In eight cases, no complications were detected. The most common complications included erythema, exudation and pin loosening.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Conclusion\u2003The present work shows that type 1a ESF can be successfully and minimally invasively applied to fractures and luxations of the spine in dogs and cats with minimal major complications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0041-1736219","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,11]],"date-time":"2021-10-11T23:07:02Z","timestamp":1633993622000},"page":"064-070","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Minimal Invasive Fluoroscopic Percutaneous Lateral Stabilization of Thoracolumbar Spinal Fractures and Luxations Using Unilateral Uniplanar External Skeletal Fixators in Dogs and Cats"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"35","author":[{"given":"Thomas","family":"Bitterli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Small Animal Clinic - Surgery, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, 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