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Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Small Animals.
1Department of Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Laenggassstrasse 128, Bern 3012, Switzerland.
The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice
|October 18, 2017
Summary
Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) offers benefits for canine spinal decompression. This review explores MISS requirements and applications in veterinary spinal surgery, highlighting current literature and future potential.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Medicine
- Surgical Innovation
Background:
- Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) is established in human medicine for various spinal procedures.
- MISS requires specialized access, intraoperative imaging, instrumentation, and magnification.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the general requirements for implementing MISS in veterinary spinal surgery.
- To evaluate the current veterinary literature on MISS for canine spinal decompression.
- To suggest applications of MISS for different spinal locations in veterinary patients.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing veterinary literature on minimally invasive spine surgery.
- Discussion of general principles and requirements for MISS.
- Analysis of potential applications in canine spinal surgery.
Main Results:
- Limited veterinary studies currently evaluate MISS for canine spinal decompression.
- General MISS principles can be adapted for veterinary spinal procedures.
- MISS shows potential for various spinal locations in canine patients.
Conclusions:
- Adapting MISS techniques for veterinary spinal surgery is feasible and beneficial.
- Further research and application of MISS in veterinary medicine are warranted.
- MISS holds promise for improving outcomes in canine spinal surgery.