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Year 2017 - Volume 37, Number 8
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Clinical and epidemiological study in dogs with thoracolumbar vertebrae fractures and luxations, 37(8):866-870
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ABSTRACT.- Araújo B.M., Fernandes T.H.T., Baraúna Junior D., Bonelli M.A., Amorim M.M.A. & Tudury E.A. 2017. [Clinical and epidemiological study in dogs with thoracolumbar vertebrae fractures and luxations.] Estudo clínico e epidemiológico em cães com fraturas e luxações vertebrais toracolombares. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 37(8):866-870. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil. E-mail: bmaraujo85@hotmail.com
Vertebral fractures and luxations (VFL) are one of the most common and severe neurological issues found in clinical practice, with an elevated risk of permanent damage to the spinal cord. Our objective was to study the characteristics and implications associated with thoracolumbar VFL in 37 dogs, aiming assist a better clinical approach to patients with this disease. The VFL were more common in intact males with access to the street. Regarding etiology, 32 dogs were involved in car accidents. Of the dogs included in this research, 14 had non-neurological issues in other systems. The presence of unstable fractures was the most common radiographic change. In 16.2% of the dogs, vertebral lesions were observed outside the main site. Mean time until initial neurologic exam varied between one and 720 days, and most dogs were referred without external coaptation. There was a significant difference in recovery of the dogs when comparing a degree of dislocation of 0 to 25% and 76 to 100%. |
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