FIGURE 5.

MEP Examination 2 months post‐surgery. Two months after surgery, positive MEP waveforms were recorded in the abductor pollicis longus (APL) of both forelimbs for both the experimental and control groups of Beagle dogs. Additionally, positive MEP waveforms were observed in the biceps femoris (BF), tibialis anterior (TA), and flexor hallucis longus (FHL) of both hind limbs in the experimental group. Notably, when compared with the APL of both forelimbs, these hind limb MEPs exhibited lower amplitudes and prolonged latencies. Conversely, in the control group, no single positive MEP waveform was recorded in the BF, TA, and FHL of both hind limbs.