Case Report: Extraforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy in two dogs with far-lateral intervertebral disc extrusions
Colin J. Driver, Kerrie Morrison, Michaela Sojak, Heidi Thatcher, Jeremy Rose · 2026
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Colin J Driver and colleagues report endoscopic disc surgery in two dogs with far-lateral disc extrusions, in a 2026 veterinary case report. Both middle-aged crossbreed dogs showed sudden pain calls, pelvic limb lameness from nerve root pressure and marked back tenderness, with imaging confirming L5-6 extraforaminal extrusion in each.
Medical care failed, so surgeons used a single-portal endoscope docked on the transverse process, opening a muscle-sparing side corridor to free and remove the disc material in pieces without bone removal. Operations took 25 and 30 minutes in the two cases. Post-surgery scans confirmed decompression, pain scores stayed low without opioids, and both dogs left within a day and walked soundly by three weeks.
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| CREATOR | Colin J. Driver, Kerrie Morrison, Michaela Sojak, Heidi Thatcher, Jeremy Rose |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28572 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |