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- Title
Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and surgical management of sacral osteochondrosis in a mastiff dog.
- Authors
Glyde, M.; Doyle, R.; H. McAllister; Campoy, L.; Callanan, J. J.
- Abstract
The clinical, radiographic, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), surgical and pathological findings related to an osteochondral lesion of the sacrum in a mastiff dog are described. The dog showed chronic signs of pain in its pelvic limbs. Radiography revealed a triangular mineralized opacity at the craniodorsal aspect of the sacrum consistent with sacral osteochondrosis. A T2-weighted spin-echo MRI revealed dorsal and lateral compression of the cauda equina. The osteochondral fragment was removed via a dorsal laminectomy, and the clinical signs resolved. Histological abnormalities in the fragment were consistent with a diagnosis of osteochondrosis.
- Subjects
MAGNETIC resonance imaging; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; OSTEONECROSIS; SACRUM; ANIMAL diseases; MASTIFF; DOG breeds
- Publication
Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association, 2004, Vol 155, Issue 3, p83
- ISSN
0042-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1136/vr.155.3.83