Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cocker spaniel with back pain and leg lameness treated by surgery
By Archer, Rebecca et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2010·Calgary Animal Referral and Emergency Centre, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Asymmetric lumbosacral transitional vertebra and subsequent disc protrusion in a cocker spaniel.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old cocker spaniel was brought in with severe back pain and sudden limping in her left back leg. After a CT scan, the vet found an unusual vertebra in her lower back that was pressing on a nerve due to a disc problem. The dog underwent surgery to relieve the pressure on the nerve, and she quickly felt better afterward.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old cocker spaniel bitch presented with severe lumbosacral pain and acute onset left pelvic limb lameness. A diagnosis of asymmetric lumbosacral transitional vertebra with disc protrusion at L6-L7 was made by computed tomography. The cauda equina and left L6 nerve root were surgically decompressed with a dorsal laminectomy and lateral foraminotomy, which led to rapid resolution of the clinical signs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20514255/