Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and surgical management of sacral osteochondrosis in a mastiff dog.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary record
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Glyde, M et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Pathology
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
The clinical, radiographic, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), surgical and pathological findings related to an osteochondral lesion of the sacrum in a mastiff dog are described. The dog showed chronic signs of pain in its pelvic limbs. Radiography revealed a triangular mineralised opacity at the craniodorsal aspect of the sacrum consistent with sacral osteochondrosis. A T2-weighted spin-echo MRI revealed dorsal and lateral compression of the cauda equina. The osteochondral fragment was removed via a dorsal laminectomy, and the clinical signs resolved. Histological abnormalities in the fragment were consistent with a diagnosis of osteochondrosis.
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