Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with neck bone growths causing spinal cord pressure and hind leg
By Caporn, T M & Read, R A·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·1996·Animal Surgical Referral Service, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Osteochondromatosis of the cervical spine causing compressive myelopathy in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-month-old Alaskan malamute was brought to the vet because it was experiencing neck pain and trouble with its back legs. X-rays and a special imaging test showed that there was pressure on the spinal cord in the neck area. The vet diagnosed the dog with osteochondromatosis, a condition where bone growths form and compress the spinal cord. After performing surgery to remove the growths, the dog recovered well and was able to move more normally again.
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Abstract
A 10-month-old Alaskan malamute presented with cervical pain and hindlimb proprioceptive deficits. Plain and myelographic radiographic studies of the cervical spine demonstrated extradural compression of the spinal cord at the level of C7 and C5. Computed tomography assisted presurgical characterisation of the lesions as osteochondromatosis. Laminectomy permitted successful removal of the lesions.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8683956/