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DEGENERATIVE CHANGES IN THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN OF THE DOG
Author(s) -
Morgan Joe P.,
Miyabayashi Takayoshi
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
veterinary radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 0196-3627
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1988.tb01752.x
Subject(s) - vertebral column , radiography , calcification , medicine , degeneration (medical) , anatomy , intervertebral disc , spinal column , radiology , surgery , pathology
A group of 160 Beagles were studied radiographically to determine the pattern of degenerative changes within the vertebral column, especially involving the intervertebral discs. The normal radiographic appearance of both disc and surrounding vertebrae is described. Disc space narrowing and calcification of discal tissues provide radiographic patterns that assist in diagnosis and prognosis. Because of the older age of the dogs, severe degeneration of the endplates with marked instability between vertebral segments was seen.