Pedicle screw-rod fixation: a feasible treatment for dogs with severe degenerative lumbosacral stenosis

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 3 Overview of read out parameters in 12 dogs with lumbosacral degenerative stenosis (DLSS) treated with pedicle screw-rod fixation

Dog	Pre-op	Intra-op	Post-op	Follow up period (months)
Dog	Pre-op	Intra-op	Post-op	< 3 mo	< 6 mo	> 6 mo
1	CT, MRI	BC, HP	RX	CT		CT, RX (12 mo); CT, RX, FPA (46 mo)
2	RX, CT	BC, HP	RX	RX		CT, FPA (40 mo)
3	RX, CT	BC, HP	RX	RX		RX, FPA (35 mo)
4	CT, MRI	BC, HP	RX, CT	RX
5	CT, MRI	BC, HP	RX
6	RX, CT	BC	RX		RX
7	CT, MRI		RX			CT, FPA (10 mo)
8	CT	BC	RX	CT, RX, FPA	CT, RX, FPA	CT, FPA (7,5 mo)
9	CT	BC, HP	RX	RX
10	CT, MRI	BC, HP	RX	RX, FPA	CT, FPA
11	CT, RX, MRI		RX	RX	RX, CT
12	CT	BC, HP	RX	RX	RX, FPA	CR (14 mo)

Abbreviations: Pre-op pre-operative, intra-op intra-operative, post-op postoperative, mo months, CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, BC bacteriologic culture, HP histopathologic evaluation, RX plain radiography, FPA force plate analysis

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