Intervertebral disc disease in dogs - Part 2: Comparison of clinical, magnetic resonance imaging, and histological findings in 74 surgically treated dogs

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 164-171

  Kranenburg, Hendrik Jan C ^a   Grinwis, Guy C M ^b   Bergknut, Niklas ^a,c   Gahrmann, Ninke ^a   Voorhout, George ^b   Hazewinkel, Herman A W ^a   Meij, Björn P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chondrodystrophic; Dog; Intervertebral disc degeneration; Intervertebral disc herniation; Non chondrodystrophic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHONDRODYSPLASIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HANSEN TYPE 1 HERNIA; HANSEN TYPE 2 HERNIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84873107307     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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