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Inclusion criteria were Pekingese dogs with thoracolumbar vertebral instability that underwent decompressive laminectomy and vertebral stabilization. Dynamic myelographic study and\/or intraoperative spinal manipulation were used to diagnose vertebral instability. Data on preoperative and postoperative neurologic status, diagnostic findings, surgical techniques, and outcomes were retrieved.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The dogs presented with paraparesis (n = 9) or paraplegia (2). Five dogs had caudal AP anomalies. Dynamic myelographic study demonstrated single (n = 7) or multiple (4) dynamic compressions with poststress spinal cord height reduction (median, 12.5%; IQR, 6.8% to 21.2%). Of the 17 dynamic compression lesions, 5 lesions were at the disc spaces with caudal AP abnormalities. All dogs had vertebral instability confirmed by intraoperative spinal manipulation and underwent hemilaminectomy and unilateral vertebral stabilization. One dog had adjacent segment vertebral instability and underwent vertebral stabilization 3 months after the initial operation. All but 1 dog showed successful outcomes at the last follow-up (median, 16 months; IQR, 3 to 32 months).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CLINICAL RELEVANCE<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Vertebral instability associated with or without AP abnormalities is a potential cause of thoracolumbar spinal cord injury in Pekingese dogs. Dynamic myelographic studies and\/or intraoperative spinal manipulation demonstrated vertebral instability. Spinal cord decompression and vertebral stabilization are effective, resulting in neurologic improvements in most dogs.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.23.01.0041","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,5]],"date-time":"2023-07-05T14:00:22Z","timestamp":1688565622000},"page":"1-7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Decompressive laminectomy with vertebral stabilization allows neurologic improvement of most Pekingese dogs with thoracolumbar vertebral instability"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"261","author":[{"given":"Takeshi","family":"Aikawa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Aikawa Veterinary Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuta","family":"Miyazaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Aikawa Veterinary Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Syuya","family":"Kihara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Aikawa Veterinary Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masaaki","family":"Nishimura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Aikawa Veterinary Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"issue":"suppl 11","key":"ref1","series-title":"Acta Orthop Scand Suppl","first-page":"1","article-title":"A pathologic-anatomical study on disc degeneration in dog, with special reference to the so-called enchondrosis intervertebralis","volume":"11","author":"Hansen HJ","year":"1952","unstructured":"Hansen HJ. 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