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During surgery, dogs underwent either single\u2010site PF, multiple\u2010site PF, or no PF. Perioperative complication rate and RR were compared between PF and non\u2010PF groups using generalized linear models. Surgical time and neurologic grade (presurgery, post\u2010surgery, at first recheck) were compared with Mann\u2013Whitney test and chi\u2010squared tests.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 55 dogs were included (PF: <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200918; non\u2010PF: <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200937). Neurologic grades were similar at all timepoints. Median time to first recheck was 14\u2009days (range: 5\u201356). Median follow\u2010up time was 1380\u2009days (range: 365\u20132777). Recurrence occurred in 25% of dogs (14\/55), all in the non\u2010PF group. Prophylactic fenestration was associated with a lower RR (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). Surgery duration was longer in the PF group (158.0\u2009\u00b1\u200913.5\u2009min) versus non\u2010PF (118.0\u2009\u00b1\u20096.8\u2009min, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.017), but complication rates were similar (18.2%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.838) between groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Recurrence of C\u2010IVDE is more likely to occur at non\u2010PF group than PF\u2010group in a heterogenous population of small breed dogs. Prophylactic fenestration was not linked to increased complication risk.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Clinical significance<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prophylactic fenestration might be safely considered to prevent C\u2010IVDE recurrence.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/vsu.14303","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,2]],"date-time":"2025-07-02T08:25:18Z","timestamp":1751444718000},"page":"1062-1072","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Recurrence of cervical intervertebral disc extrusion in 55 dogs after surgical decompression with or without prophylactic fenestration"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"54","author":[{"given":"Cl\u00e9mence","family":"Berthom\u00e9","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Facult\u00e9 de m\u00e9decine v\u00e9t\u00e9rinaire (FMV) Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al  Saint\u2010Hyacinthe Qu\u00e9bec 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