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Unusual caudal cervical fracture in a dog.
- Source :
- Veterinary Record Case Reports; Mar2022, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- A 14‐month‐old entire male Saint Bernard dog was presented at the emergency department for paralysis after a head trauma. Computed tomography examination revealed an atypical fracture of C6 with a large free bone fragment in the dorsolateral part of the vertebral canal, originating from the vertebral body. A C6–C7 Funkquist B dorsal laminectomy was performed to remove this intracanalar fragment. A dorsal stabilization using lag screws inserted into the articular facets of C5–C6 and C6–C7 was also performed. The surgical procedure maintained vertebral column stability and allowed a complete functional recovery. The present article exposes the diagnosis and therapeutic management of an original cervical fracture, discusses the choice of a stabilization technique for the caudal cervical spine and the possible underlying predisposing factors that could have led to this unusual fracture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DOGS
PARALYSIS
COMPUTED tomography
LAMINECTOMY
NEUROSURGERY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20526121
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Veterinary Record Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155475091
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.220