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Congenital odontoid process separation in two dogs
Author(s) -
LADDS P.,
GUFFY M.,
BLAUCH B.,
SPLITTER G.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1971.tb06255.x
Subject(s) - medicine , paresis , odontoid process , subluxation , histopathological examination , surgery , anatomy , cervical spine , pathology , alternative medicine
Posterior paresis of increasing severity was observed in two dogs, a female crossbred Terrier (9 months old) and a male Poodle (5 years old). Radio‐graphic examination revealed that in both dogs paresis was due to atlanto‐axial subluxation resulting from a congenital separation of the odontoid process. Necropsy and histopathological studies confirmed these findings.