Experimental study of osteoplastic laminectomy in the lumbar spine of rabbits

Clinical Outcomes and Postoperative Radiographic Assessment of Osteoplastic Hemilaminectomy in the Treatment of Lumbar Foraminal Nerve Root Compression

“…One advantage of this technique is that it allows a comprehensive view of the exiting nerve root throughout the intraforaminal and extraforaminal zones and the preservation of most of the facet joint and pars interarticularis of the lamina. Li et al investigated the biological sequence of the reconstructed posterior elements in the lumbar spine of rabbits 13 . They revealed that osteoplastic laminectomy could prevent postoperative instability of the lumbar spine through the biological reconstruction of the posterior elements.…”

Establishment and Initial Testing of a Medium-Sized, Surgically Feasible Animal Model for Brucellar Spondylodiscitis: A Preliminary Study

“…The key to establish this animal model is to implant the Brucella into the superior zone of the anterior column of L6 vertebral body; therefore, the insertion site, direction, and drill depth of the Kirschner wire should be properly monitored. Also, different patterns of level of the nerve root origin and adjacent vertebra in rabbits from humans need to be recognized to avoid iatrogenic nerve injuries [49].…”