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The use of sagittal diameter measurement in the diagnosis of cervical spinal stenosis
Author(s) -
WRIGHT JAYNE A.
Publication year - 1979
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.1748-5827.1979.tb06733.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , spinal stenosis , sagittal plane , radiography , cervical vertebrae , radiology , surgery , lumbar
Cervical vertebral sagittal diameter measurements were made on radiographs of a series of dogs of different breeds which were treated for conditions unrelated to the spine. These values were added to those previously recorded (Wright, 1977) and a normal range was established for four breeds. Similar figures were also recorded from dogs exhibiting clinical signs of cervical spinal stenosis and the majority fell outside this normal range. The usefulness of this measurement as an aid to the diagnosis of cervical spinal stenosis is discussed.