Our observations were focused on the lumbosacral region of the spine in dogs and cats in order to identify the abnormalities in the anatomical conformation regarding the number of the lumbar vertebra or other morphological aspects. For this purpose were analyzed the radiographs of the lumbosacral...

Objective: To evaluate the change in ex vivo biomechanical properties of the canine cervical spine, due to an intervertebral cage, both as a stand-alone device and in combination with plates. Study Design: Experimental ex vivo study. Animals: Cervical spinal segments (C5-C7) from eight canine...

A study to determine the prevalence and predisposition of dog breeds to develop diskospondylitis (DS) was carried out on a population of 5,497 animals submitted to computed tomography or digital radiography of the spine between 2009 and 2018. Variables such as breed, gender, age, vertebral segment...

Background: Radiography is useful to determine left atrial (LA) size when echocardiography is not available. Recently, the authors have described Radiographic Left Atrial Dimension (RLAD) as a new radiographic measurement to assess LA size. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical...

Objective: To assess technical feasibility and mechanical properties of 3 locking plate designs (Zero-P, Zero-P VA, and Uniplate 2) for use in the canine cervical spine. Study Design: Prospective ex vivo study. Animals: Cadaver cervical spines from skeletally mature large breed dogs (n=18)....

This issue contains 13 papers on the novel variants discovered in wide variety of diseases in dogs, identification and further characterization of traits in dogs and cats and the use of microarrays in the detection of aneuploidy in dogs; web resource on available DNA variant tests for hereditary...

Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is the noninvasive spinal cord vascular imaging modality of choice in human medicine. The aim of this exploratory, prospective, descriptive study was to assess the feasibility of fast three-dimensional (3D) contrast-enhanced (CE) MRA for visualization of spinal...

Spine and spinal cord injuries in dogs are most commonly caused by external trauma, such as vehicular trauma, high rise syndrome, gunshot or intervertebral disc extrusion. Neurological examination is required to diagnose multiple spine injuries and prognosis. In some cases, survey radiography is...

Cervical spinal disorders can lead to life-threatening respiratory complications. Diaphragmatic dysfunction is attributed to spinal cord morbidity secondary to cervical myelopathy or decompressive surgical intervention. The purpose of this observational case-control study was to determine the...

The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the effects of focal spot size of X-ray tube on sharpness of clinical radiographic images of dogs and cats. Radiographic images of 24 stifle joints, 15 carpi, 18 lumbar spines, 61 thoraxes, and 47 abdomens of 102 dogs and 4 cats were obtained in...