Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with back leg weakness and spinal lumps from bone growths
By Silva, C I F et al.·Published in Topics in companion animal medicine·2021·Departament of Clinic and Surgery, Brazil·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Lumbar Myelopathy Caused by Multiple Cartilaginous Exostoses in a Dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-month-old male mixed-breed dog was brought to the vet because he was limping on his right back leg and having trouble walking. The vet found firm lumps on his bones and suspected a spinal cord injury. X-rays showed these lumps were causing issues with his spine, so the dog underwent surgery to remove them. After the operation, he started to walk better, although he still had some weakness in his right leg. Overall, the surgery helped improve his condition significantly.
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Abstract
A 6-months-old male mixed-breed dog was admitted to the veterinary hospital with lameness in the right pelvic limb, proprioceptive ataxia, and suspected spinal cord injury in the lumbosacral segment. Upon palpation, firm nodules were noted on the bony surface of the thoracic and pelvic limbs, ribs, vertebrae, and tail. The radiographic study showed nodules of low radiopacity with well-defined limits and smooth contours, one of which was overlapping the fifth lumbar vertebra. Given the clinical presentation indicative of spinal cord injury, the animal was subjected to hemilaminectomy for nodular resection. Histopathological examination of the biopsy enabled the diagnosis of osteochondroma. The clinical follow up after surgery showed improvement in walking, despite persistent monoparesis in the right pelvic limb. The radiographic study in association with clinical and histopathological exams allowed the diagnosis and monitoring of the lesions.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33631383/