Steinmann Pins and Polymethylmethacrylate Repair of Fourth Lumbar Vertebral Fracture and Dorsocranial Luxation in PuppySteinmann Pins and Polymethylmethacrylate Repair of Fourth Lumbar Vertebral Fracture and Dorsocranial Luxation in Puppy
Abstract:Background: Acute spinal traumas can lead to irreversible damage associated with vascular and inflammatory changes in neural tissue. Since spine and spinal cord traumas have an unfavorable prognosis in small animals, and reports of the use of Steinmann pins and polymethylmethacrylate repair of lumbar vertebra fracture-luxation in puppies are rare in the literature, the present paper aimed to report the surgical treatment of transversal fracture through the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra, with dorsocranial … Show more
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