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Cervical disc arthroplasty: The non-fusion technique for disc associated Wobbler syndrome in dogs
Adamo F.
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Introduction.
Spinal arthroplasty offers an exciting alternative to fusion for the treatment of degenerative disc disease. Currently, the main indication for disc prosthesis in small animals is the treatment of disc associated cervical spondylomyelopathy in dogs, also known as disc associated Wobbler syndrome (DAWS). DAWS in dogs shares many similarities with cervical spondylotic myelopathy in people, and the Doberman breed has been proposed as a natural model to study the disease in humans.
The knowledge gained over the last 15 years in people with disc arthroplasty can be applied in veterinary medicine for the treatment of DAWS. However, this information should be interpreted cautiously by veterinarians because of biomechanical differences in dogs such as greater axial forces and greater amount of coupled motions in dogs compared to people.
The goal of cervical arthroplasty is to preserve intervertebral mobility while providing distraction, stability, and neural decompression. Cervical disc arthroplasty involves discectomy, spinal cord decompression, milling of the vertebral end-plates, and placement of a device to maintain distraction and preserve intervertebral mobility at the treated space. Maintenance of motion at a decompressed interspace may result in improved load transfer and reduced stress on the adjacent intervertebral discs and dorsal elements, although this has not yet been demonstrated conclusively in the canine spine. [...]
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