Hemilamineectomy with fibrous ring resection (anulektomy), versus partial diskektomy in chronic protructions of interconnective disks in the popular dog

This study assessed the clinical presentation and outcome of operations in dogs that underwent surgical treatment for protrusion of the intervertebral disc using HA and ODP. The HDD method was developed as a simple modification of the standard GA in order to improve access to the fibrous ring from the dorsal side and remove it with minimal spinal cord trauma. It was found that this less invasive approach provides sufficient access for the effective removal of the proused fibrous ring and part of the intervertebral disc, which are evaluated using hemilaminectomy and preoperative CT / MRI.