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The management of twins using cranio-cervical dislocation

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Wolfsdorf K.E.
In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 15, 2018
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Cranio-cervical dislocation (CCD) is described as the dislocation of the first cervical vertebra from the cranium, disrupting the ligamentous attachments and severing the spinal cord. This procedure can be performed via colpotomy, transrectal or transabdominal techniques between 60 and 110 days of gestation to produce a single foal [1]. The basis for this procedure is to eliminate one twin before placental formation is complete, allowing the remaining fetus to utilise the entire endometrial surface for nutrient and oxygen exchange and to grow to its full potential ...

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Wolfsdorf, K. E. (2020) “The management of twins using cranio-cervical dislocation”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-birmingham-2018/management-of-twins-using-cranio-cervical-dislocation (Accessed: 04 October 2023).

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Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

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