Differentiation between lumbosacral transitional vertebrae, pseudolumbarisation, and lumbosacral osteophyte formation in ventrodorsal radiographs of the canine pelvis

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-42

  Breit, Sabine ^a   Knaus, I ^b   Kunzel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dog; Pelvis; Radiography; Spine; Transitional vertebra

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BREED DIFFERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOG; FEMALE; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPHYTE; SACROILIAC JOINT; SIMULATION; SPINE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BACK; DOG DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE; SPONDYLOSIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 0037981409     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(02)00156-9     Document Type: Article

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