TRAUMATIC DURAL LACERATION IN A RACING GREYHOUND |
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| Authors: | James K. Roush DVM MS James P. Douglass DVM MS Donna Hertzke DVM George A. Kennedy DVM PhD |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University.;The Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University.;The Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University. |
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| Abstract: | Acute pelvic limb paralysis occurred in a racing Greyhound after a traumatic incident. During myelography, a dorsal laceration of the dura mater was detected at T12–13. Immediate hemilaminectomy was performed at T12–13, but neurologic status did not improve. At necropsy there was epidural and subdural hemorrhage at the T12–13 interspace, and malacia and swelling of the spinal cord at that level. Intramedullary hemorrhage, malacia, and free fibrocartilaginous material characterized histopathology of the lesion. Possible mechanisms of the traumatic disk extrusion are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Myelography Dura mater Greyhound Intervertebral Disk Extrusion |
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