Ventral slot

Ventral slot surgery is used in dogs to decompress the cervical spine after an intervertebral disc extrusion (being forced or pressed out).[1] The spinal cord is approached from the front of the neck. A small spinal burr is used to burr away a small slot of bone in the vertebral bodies so that compressive disc material can be removed.

References

  1. ↑ Fingeroth, JM; Thomas, WB, eds. (2014). Advances in Intervertebral Disc Disease in Dogs and Cats. John Wiley & Sons. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-470-95959-6.


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