Case–Control Investigation of Association of Clinician-Determined Variables With Progressive Myelomalacia After Acute Thoracolumbar Disc Extrusion in Dogs

Progressive myelomalacia was not associated with factors that can be controlled by clinicians and that were investigated in our study. It will be necessary to develop new therapeutic approaches to decrease the occurrence of progressive myelomalacia. The possibility that unneutered dogs are at higher risk requires repeated investigation in another sample population.