Influence of muscle-sparing lateral thoracotomy on postoperative pain and lameness: A randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To assess and compare the magnitude of lameness and level of pain after muscle-sparing lateral thoracotomy (MSLT) and standard lateral thoracotomy (SLT) in dogs.

Study Design: Randomized, blinded, prospective clinical study.

Animals: Twenty-eight client-owned dogs.