Descompresión toracolumbar y lumbosacra mediante hemilaminectomía y laminectomía dorsal en paciente canino.

Abstract

Spinal cord compression is caused by any condition that puts pressure on the spinal cord. Symptoms can develop suddenly or gradually. The condition is treatable, and treatment may include supportive therapies, medications, and surgery. Therefore, it can originate from degenerative causes of the spine, intervertebral discs or from congenital problems and trauma. Problems at the level of the spine are particularly observed in chondrodysplastic animals; a canine of the French Bulldog breed was admitted to the orthopedic consultation, due to presenting difficulty in walking and pain in his hind limbs, a physical, Ortolani maneuvers, drawer test, neurological examination, laboratory tests such as blood count, blood chemistry were performed; diminished proprioception, gait weakness, motor deficit were detected, in terms of laboratory tests without any evolution; due to the results obtained from the physical examination of the patient, it is recommended to carry out radiographic plates, with laterolateral and ventrodorsal views; hemivertebrae and disc degeneration are observed, he was referred for magnetic resonance imaging of the spine, observing thoracolumbar compression due to hemivertebrae and lumbosacral compression due to disc degeneration. The treatment was surgical, performing hemilaminectomy and dorsal laminectomy to facilitate spinal cord decompression. This was successful, achieving the objective of improving his quality of life.