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Minor complications were observed in 6 cases (28.6%), including implant failure in 2 (9.5%), delayed healing of surgical wounds in 2 (9.5%), seroma in 1 (4.8%), and swelling of the affected area in 1 (4.8%). There was no case with major complications.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CLINICAL RELEVANCE<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Combined surgery comprising dorsal laminectomy and dorsal fixation using screws and polymethylmethacrylate is a useful treatment that can improve long-term clinical signs in dogs with DLSS.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.22.04.0176","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,28]],"date-time":"2022-06-28T18:03:09Z","timestamp":1656439389000},"page":"1813-1819","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Postoperative outcomes of combined surgery comprising dorsal laminectomy, transarticular screws, pedicle screws and polymethylmethacrylate for dorsal fixation in 21 dogs with degenerative lumbosacral stenosis"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"260","author":[{"given":"Hirofumi","family":"Tanoue","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of the Veterinary Surgery, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Masakazu","family":"Shimada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of the Veterinary Surgery, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tom","family":"Ichinohe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Azabu University, Sagamihara-shi, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nobuo","family":"Kanno","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of the Veterinary Surgery, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shuji","family":"Suzuki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of the Veterinary Surgery, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yasuji","family":"Harada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of the Veterinary Surgery, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yasushi","family":"Hara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of the Veterinary Surgery, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"ref1","series-title":"Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract","first-page":"983","article-title":"Degenerative lumbosacral stenosis in dogs","volume":"40","author":"Meij BP","year":"2010","unstructured":"Meij BP, Bergknut N. 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