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. 2022 Nov 9:9:1049366.
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1049366. eCollection 2022.

Is decompression in acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation overvalued?

Paul Freeman  1 , Nick Jeffery  2
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Is decompression in acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation overvalued?

Paul Freeman et al. Front Vet Sci. .
No abstract available

Keywords: decompressive; disc; dog; hemilaminectomy; recovery.

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