Veterinary surgery : VS
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Veterinary surgery : VS · Jan 2014
Subtotal ostectomy of impinging dorsal spinous processes in 23 standing horses.
To (1) describe a safe, efficient surgical technique for subtotal ostectomy (SO) of diseased dorsal spinal processes (DSP) of the caudal thoracic vertebrae with the horse standing and (2) report outcome. ⋯ Subtotal ostectomy of impinging DSPs can be performed with good results with the horse standing.