Examination of an equine wobble twelve years after surgical placement of a Bagby basket

Summary

Case report describing histological and radiographic examination of a stainless steel basket packed with autogenous bone graft at C5-C6 ten years prior to evaluation. The horse was ataxic prior to surgery and post-operatively competed at his intended performance level despite a non-osseous union in the cranial endplate of C6.

Keywords

Bagby basket - wobbler - cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy

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