MODIFIED CEMENT PLUG TECHNIQUE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOPATHY-ASSOCIATED DISC PROTRUSION

摘要

The large number of reported techniques for cervical spondylopathy-associated disc protrusion reflects the difficulty of managing this condition. A previous report described the use of an intervertebral cement plug retained with endplate anchor holesin 22 dogs1. Nineteen of 21 dogs for which success/failure could be determined were considered to have a successful outcome. This lecture reports the results of an alternative technique using a bespoke vertebral distractor (placed in fenestrated adjacentdisc spaces) and vertebral body retention screws in conjunction with intervertebral cement in 52 Dobermanns. In all cases the affected vertebrae were foraged and grafted with cancellous bone and in some dogs these procedures were performed on adjacent vertebrae.