Management of disc‐associated wobbler syndrome with a partial slot fenestration and position screw technique
1998
Queen, J. P. | Coughlan, A. R. | May, C. | Bennett, D. | Penderis, J.
A previously unpublished surgical technique for the management of disc‐associated wobbler syndrome is described. A series of 17 middle‐aged dobermanns (mean age 7·4 years) with this condition were managed by a technique of partial slot fenestration and position screw fixation of the affected disc space (C6/7 in all cases). One patient was lost to follow‐up and, of the remaining 16 cases, 13 improved following surgery (81 per cent). The three failures were a consequence of incorrect placement of one of the screws. Careful evaluation of immediate postoperative radiographs allows this problem to be identified; the screw can then be correctly repositioned with an immediate return to surgery.
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