Spinal cord durotomy is performed as a diagnostic aid in determining spinal cord structural integrity, and this may be useful as an indicator of prognosis in cases with loss of deep pain perception (DPP)...
Keywords: Durotomy, deep pain perception, hemilaminectomy, thoracolumbar
08/2005 | Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Schattauer