Ventral Stabilization of a T2-T3 Vertebral Luxation via Median Sternotomy in a Dog

An 8-year-old neutered male miniature Poodle presented for evaluation of a suspected T3-L3 lesion with cervical component following vehicular trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography revealed a T2-T3 luxation with right displacement of T3. A T2 caudal endplate fracture was present...

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Published in:Case reports in veterinary medicine 2018, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-6
Main Authors: Carrera-Justiz, Sheila, James, Michele, Johnson, Matthew D., Klatzkow, Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
Case reports
Computed tomography
Dogs
Injuries
Intervertebral discs
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Methadone
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pain
Spinal cord
Stabilization
Surgery
Thorax
Tomography
Trauma
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Summary:An 8-year-old neutered male miniature Poodle presented for evaluation of a suspected T3-L3 lesion with cervical component following vehicular trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography revealed a T2-T3 luxation with right displacement of T3. A T2 caudal endplate fracture was present as well as multifocal noncompressive bulges of cervical intervertebral discs. Conservative management failed and ventral stabilization of C7-T4 was performed via a median sternotomy. Paired String-of-Pearls plates were placed on the ventral aspect of vertebrae. Eight weeks postoperatively, the dog was ambulatory with moderate pelvic limb paraparesis. A luxation of T2-T3 is uncommon in small animals and surgical stabilization is poorly described in literature. This case report demonstrates the use of a ventral approach to cranial thoracic vertebral stabilization with a successful outcome.
ISSN:2090-7001
2090-701X
DOI:10.1155/2018/9152394