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Congenital bipartite atlas with hypodactyly in a dog: clinical, radiographic and CT findings
Author(s) -
Wrzosek M.,
Płonek M.,
Zeira O.,
Bieżyński J.,
Kinda W.,
Guziński M.
Publication year - 2014
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/jsap.12206
Subject(s) - medicine , atlas (anatomy) , lameness , radiography , computed tomography , radiology , anatomy
A three‐year‐old Border collie was diagnosed with a bipartite atlas and bilateral forelimb hypodactyly. The dog showed signs of acute, non‐progressive neck pain, general stiffness and right thoracic limb non‐weight‐bearing lameness. Computed tomography imaging revealed a bipartite atlas with abaxial vertical bone proliferation, which was the cause of the clinical signs. In addition, bilateral hypodactyly of the second and fifth digits was incidentally found. This report suggests that hypodactyly may be associated with atlas malformations .