Thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy and spinal cord decompression in a lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) |
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| Authors: | Matthew Capitanio Dawn M Zimmerman Michael Douglass Terry Dew |
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| Affiliation: | Memphis Zoo and Aquarium, 2000 Prentiss Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38112, USA. |
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| Abstract: | A 16-yr-old, castrated male lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) presented with acute bilateral pelvic limb paralysis. Cisternal and lumbar myelograms demonstrated right-sided spinal cord compression at T13-L1. During an extradural hemilaminectomy, chronically ruptured disk material was removed at T13-L1, with moderate venous dilatation observed cranially. The macaque fully recovered from clinical signs within 2 mo. |
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