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Table 2 Relative number of dogs distributed by preoperative grade and neurological evolution at 24 h and at discharge

From: Thoracolumbar partial lateral corpectomy for the treatment of chronic intervertebral disc disease in 107 dogs

 

At 24 h postoperatively

At discharge (median 3 days)

Preoperative grades

1&2

3

4

1&2

3&4

(72 dogs)

(26 dogs)

(9 dogs)

(71 dogs)

(30 dogs)

Neurological evolution at 24 h post operatively (107 dogs)

Improved

2.8 %

34.6 %

33.3 %

  

Stable

59.7 %

42.3 %

66.6 %

  

Worsened

37.5 %

23.1 %

0 %

  

Neurological evolution at discharge (101 dogs)

Improved

 

4.2 %

70 %

Stable

84.5 %

30 %

Worsened

11.3 %

0 %