Discusses the function of the spine in dogs and the most common spinal injuries. Opposing functions that the spine always has to balance; Segments of the spinal cord which contains the nerves that transport messages from the brain to the limbs and back again; E...
Additional keywords such as "injury," "induced model," and "nucleus degeneration" were used to further narrow inclusion. The objectives of this review were to (a) outline similarities in key features of spine disorders between dogs and humans; (b) describe relevant canine models; and (c) ...
A complete injury is one in which all motor and sensory functions are lost below the level of injury as well as the loss of control of visceral functions such as bladder, bowel and sexual functions. In paraplegia, the legs and the lower trunk muscles are impaired, whereas cervical injuries ...
Fractures of C3 are relatively infrequent because this vertebra is positioned between the more vulnerable axis and the more mobile C5 and C6vertebrae. C5 is the most commonly fracturedcervical vertebrain adults, whereassubluxationmore often occurs at the level of C5 on C6. Common injury patterns at...
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Instability of the lumbar spine involves a change in normal vertebral dynamics caused by injury, tumours, inflammatory processes and degenerative disease. Diagnosis is based on clinical findings since even the most sophisticated imaging techniques only offer a static view under conditions of maximum weigh...
This pictorial essay illustrates the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) spectrum of acute injury to the cervical spine. The authors discuss the appearance of the traumatized cord, including intramedullary hemorrhage, and the causes of spinal cord compression, such as disk herniation, epidural hematoma, ...
However, there is no conclusive proof of the relationship between the severity of structural changes in the paraspinal muscles and the level of degeneration in the IVD. When experimenting on dogs with chondrodystrophy that spontaneously developed hernia of IVD and lumbar pain, no clear relationship ...
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without veteran defenceman Jake Muzzin for at least the next three months. The team said Monday that Muzzin is out indefinitely with a cervical spine injury and will be re-evaluated in late February....
and left common iliac vein medially to expose the L4-5 disc.Theureteris also vulnerable, as it is mobilized medially with theviscera. Injury to the presacral sympathetic plexus can result inretrograde ejaculation. The plexus is located anterior to thesacrumand lower lumbar spine.Blunt dissection...