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The diagnosis and treatment of cauda equina lesions in the dog
Author(s) -
DENNY H. R.,
GIBBS C.,
HOLT P. E.
Publication year - 1982
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.1748-5827.1982.tb03772.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cauda equina , lumbosacral joint , cauda equina syndrome , cervical spondylosis , conservative treatment , surgery , pathology , spinal cord , alternative medicine , psychiatry
The case details of 46 dogs with cauda equina syndrome are reviewed. The causes were variable and included lumbosacral spondylosis, disc protrusion, discospondylitis, fractures, dislocations and neoplasia. Dogs with discospondylitis generally responded well to prolonged antibiotic therapy but the response to conservative treatment of lumbosacral spondylosis or disc protrusion was transient or incomplete. Ten dogs with cauda equina syndrome were treated surgically; the techniques are described and results presented.