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Table 2 Survival outcome of dogs which underwent EHLD for presumptive PMM

From: Outcomes of extensive hemilaminectomy with durotomy on dogs with presumptive progressive myelomalacia: a retrospective study on 34 cases

  

CP of thoracic limbs

Interval between MRI and EHLD

 

Total (n = 34)

Absent (n = 3)

Impaired (n = 8)

Intact (n = 23)

< 24 hours (n = 19 )

> 24 hours (n = 15 )

Perioperative (< 2-week) survival

33 (97%)

2 (67%)

8 (100%)

23 (100%)

18 (95%)

15 (100%)

Postoperative (> 2-week; range, 9-270 week) survival

31 (91%)

2 (67%)

8 (100%)

21 (91%)

16 (84%)

15 (100%)

  1. CP Conscious proprioception; EHLD extensive hemilaminectomy with durotomy; MRI magnetic resonance imaging; PMM progressive myelomalacia.