Vertebral fracture and luxation in small animals. Academic Article

abstract

• Vertebral fractures and luxations are prominent causes of pain and neurologic dysfunction in dogs and cats. The prognosis is variable, depending on the severity of the damage to the spinal cord and nerve roots, ranging from hopeless in cases with severed spinal cords to excellent for those with minimal injuries. The approach to diagnosis and treatment must include an awareness of the possibility of multiple injuries, and the risks of further injury during diagnostic procedures or during surgical interventions. With judicious interventions cases of vertebral fracture/luxation can be rewarding to treat, because many animals recover good function despite initially severe clinical signs.

authors

• Jeffery, Nicholas

published proceedings

• Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract

author list (cited authors)

• Jeffery, N. D.

citation count

• 69

complete list of authors

• Jeffery, Nick D

publication date

• January 2010

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Cats
• Dogs
• Female
• Joint Dislocations
• Lumbar Vertebrae
• Male
• Prognosis
• Species Specificity
• Spinal Fractures
• Spinal Injuries
• Thoracic Vertebrae
• Treatment Outcome

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cvsm.2010.05.004

start page

• 809

end page

• 828

volume

• 40

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2010.05.004