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Long-Term Follow-Up of Dogs and Cats after Stabilization of Thoracolumbar Instability Using 2-0 UniLock Implants

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العنوان: Long-Term Follow-Up of Dogs and Cats after Stabilization of Thoracolumbar Instability Using 2-0 UniLock Implants
المؤلفون: Letesson, Julien, Goin, Bastien, Trouillet, Jean Louis, Barthez, Paul
المصدر: Vet Med Int
بيانات النشر: Hindawi
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: PubMed Central (PMC)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Research Article
الوصف: Traumatic vertebral fracture or luxation often results in spinal instability requiring surgical stabilization. This study describes the long-term outcome of spinal stabilization using a unilateral 5-hole 2-0 UniLock implant in eight dogs and two cats with trauma-induced thoracolumbar vertebral luxation/subluxation and presumed instability, as assessed by a combination of preoperative radiographs and MRI using a 3-compartment method. The UniLock plate was secured with four monocortical locking screws in adjacent vertebral bodies. Additional pins and facet screws were used in several patients. Postoperative radiographs and MRI studies showed restoration of the main spinal axis in all patients and satisfactory implantation of the screws in the vertebral bodies, with no intrusion in the vertebral canal or in the adjacent intervertebral disc spaces. Neurological status improved in nine patients six weeks postoperatively. Partial implant failure was detected in three patients with no long-term consequences. After 12 months, seven patients reached full recovery with no neurological deficit, two patients were euthanized (including one owing to an unrelated condition), and one remained paraparetic. The results of this study demonstrate that using a 2-0 UniLock implant to stabilize the thoracolumbar spine results in satisfactory long-term recovery in most dogs and cats with traumatic spinal luxation/subluxation and presumed instability. Complications may occur but do not require revision surgery and do not affect clinical outcomes.
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اللغة: English
العلاقة: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9064500Test/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5112274Test
DOI: 10.1155/2022/5112274
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5112274Test
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9064500Test/
حقوق: Copyright © 2022 Julien Letesson et al. ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ThisTest is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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