Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with spinal fractures and bone overgrowth recovers after surgery
By Kornmayer, M et al.·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2013·Clinic for Small Animals, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Spinal fracture in a dog with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old spayed female Weimaraner was brought to the vet after she developed weakness and then paralysis in her back legs following a collision with a tree. X-rays and a CT scan showed fractures in her spine and abnormal bone growth, a condition known as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). The vet performed surgery to fix the fractures using a method called vertebral body plating. After the surgery, the dog regained full function in her legs after the first injury and showed improvement in her movement after the second.
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Abstract
A six-year-old, spayed female Weimaraner dog was first presented with the complaint of hindlimb paresis and then hindlimb paralysis two years later after colliding with a tree. Radiographs and computed tomography revealed spinal fractures at lumbar vertebrae (L)2-3 and at L4-5. In addition, the spinal column was affected by new bone formation along the vertebral bodies, bridging the disc spaces, as seen in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). Open reduction and internal fixation was achieved with standard vertebral body plating. This is the first report of DISH-associated spinal fractures after minor trauma in a dog. Surgery resulted in return of the full function after the first, and in improvement of neurologic function after the second incident.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23154408/