A Case of Intradiscal Oxygen-ozone Injection Therapy for Cervical Herniated Intervertebral Disc in a Dog

개에서 탈출된 경추디스크에 대한 디스크내 오존가스 주입 치료

  • Jang, Ha-Young (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Sub (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Bo-Ra (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Hee (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Jeong, Soon-Wuk (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
  • 장하영 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 이준섭 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 이보라 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 김경희 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 정순욱 (건국대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실)
  • Published : 2009.06.30

Abstract

A 6-year-old castrated male Shih-tzu was presented because of a 1-month history of progressive tetraplegia. On the basis of the findings of neurological examination, radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging, herniated intervertebral disc of C4-C5, C5-C6 and C6-C7 compressed spinal cord. The oxygen-ozone was intra-operatively injected into the C4-C5 and C6-C7 intervertebral disc and a ventral decompression performed at C5-C6 intervertebral space. Immediately after the surgery, neck pain was disappeared and three weeks after surgery, there was complete resolution of the neurological deficits with normal gaits. On magnetic resonance images at 2-month after surgery, herniated disc materials of C5-C6 and C6-C7 were completely removed and that of C4-C5 remarkably reduced. Consequently decompression which was performed at all of the three lesions resulted in good clinical outcome without additional internal fixation for minimizing postoperative instability.

사지마비를 보이는 6년령 시쮸 숫컷이 내원하였다. 신경검사소견 및 영상진단소견에서 경추 4번과 5번 사이, 경추 5번과 6번 사이 및 경추 6번과 7번 사이의 디스크가 탈출되어 척수를 압박하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 오존가스를 경추 4번과 5번 사이 디스크 및 경추 6번과 7번 사이 디스크에 주입하고 경추 5번과 6번 사이는 복측 감압술로 탈출된 디스크를 제거하였다. 환축은 수술후 목 통증이 사라지고 수술후 3주경 정상보행을 나타냈다. 수술후 2개월째 자기공명영상에서 경추 5번과 6번 사이 디스크와 경추 6번과 7번 사이 디스크의 탈출된 소견이 사라졌고 경추 4번과 5번 사이의 디스크는 탈출된 정도가 현저히 줄어든 소견을 보였다.

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