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Clinical follow\u2010up was obtained after 1 year, including a neurologic status classified in 4 grades, and if possible, CT. Morphometric measurements (Mean \u00b1 SEM) including foraminal area, endplate distance at L7\/S1 and LS angle were obtained on sets of reformatted parasagittal and sagittal CT images.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean foraminal area (ForL) increased from 32.5\u2009\u00b1\u20091.7 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>to 59.7\u2009\u00b1\u20091.9 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>on the left and from 31.1\u2009\u00b1\u20091.4 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>to 59.1\u2009\u00b1\u20092.0 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>on the right (ForR) side after MTV. The mean endplate distance (EDmd) between L7\/S1 increased from 3.7\u2009\u00b1\u20090.1 mm to 6.0\u2009\u00b1\u20090.1 mm, and mean lumbosacral angle (LSa) from 148.0\u2009\u00b1\u20091.1\u00b0 to 170.0\u2009\u00b1\u20091.1\u00b0 after MTV. CT measurements were available 1 year postoperatively in 12 cases: ForL: 41.2\u2009\u00b1\u20093.1 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>; ForR: 37.9\u2009\u00b1\u20093.1 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>; EDmd: 4.3\u2009\u00b1\u20090.4 mm, and LSa 157.6\u2009\u00b1\u20092.1\u00b0 (values are mean and standard error of mean\u2009= \u2009SEM). All 39 dogs with long\u2010term follow\u2010up improved by at least 1 neurologic grade, 9\/39 improving by 3 grades, 15\/39 by 2 grades, and 15\/39 by 1 grade.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>MTV results in clinical improvement and morphometric enlargement of the foraminal area in dogs with variable degrees of foraminal stenosis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Clinical relevance<\/jats:title><jats:p>MTV may be a valuable minimally invasive option for treatment of dogs with DLSS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/vsu.12623","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,17]],"date-time":"2017-03-17T16:44:04Z","timestamp":1489769044000},"page":"354-366","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Short\u2010term and long\u2010term effects of a minimally invasive transilial vertebral blocking procedure on the lumbosacral morphometry in dogs measured by computed 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