Biportal endoscopic foraminotomy of the <scp>L7</scp> – <scp>S1</scp> neuroforamen in dogs: Description of surgical technique and ex vivo comparison with conventional open dorsolateral foraminotomy
BEF-A is a safe and effective surgical technique for treating dogs with L7-S1 foraminal stenosis. The technique should be evaluated in larger clinical studies.
Authors
- Frank Steffen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0383-1423)
- Lucas A. Smolders
- Antonio Pozzi
- Dimitrios Bekiaridis
- Julian Guevar
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Center for Pediatric Endocrinology Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.70096
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00