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Review
. 1996 Nov;11(4):225-34.
doi: 10.1016/s1096-2867(96)80016-8.

Surgical conditions of the cervical spine

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Surgical conditions of the cervical spine

J Tomlinson. Semin Vet Med Surg Small Anim. 1996 Nov.

Abstract

This article reviews the four most common surgical conditions of the cervical spinal cord other than vertebral fractures including atlantoaxial instability, cervical disc disease, caudal cervical spondylomyelopathy, and spinal cord tumors. Each disease is reviewed by signalment, history, neurological examination, differential diagnosis, pertinent diagnostic testing, treatment, postoperative care, and prognosis.

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