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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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-85395cdf4d63419994fec25e666132712025-02-03T07:24:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Veterinary Medicine2090-70012090-701X2018-01-01201810.1155/2018/91523949152394Ventral Stabilization of a T2-T3 Vertebral Luxation via Median Sternotomy in a DogSarah Klatzkow0Matthew D. Johnson1Michele James2Sheila Carrera-Justiz3University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, 2015 SW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32610, USAUniversity of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, 2015 SW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32610, USAUniversity of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, 2015 SW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32610, USAUniversity of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, 2015 SW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32610, USAAn 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9152394 |
| spellingShingle | Sarah Klatzkow Matthew D. Johnson Michele James Sheila Carrera-Justiz Ventral Stabilization of a T2-T3 Vertebral Luxation via Median Sternotomy in a Dog Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine |
| title | Ventral Stabilization of a T2-T3 Vertebral Luxation via Median Sternotomy in a Dog |
| title_full | Ventral Stabilization of a T2-T3 Vertebral Luxation via Median Sternotomy in a Dog |
| title_fullStr | Ventral Stabilization of a T2-T3 Vertebral Luxation via Median Sternotomy in a Dog |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ventral Stabilization of a T2-T3 Vertebral Luxation via Median Sternotomy in a Dog |
| title_short | Ventral Stabilization of a T2-T3 Vertebral Luxation via Median Sternotomy in a Dog |
| title_sort | ventral stabilization of a t2 t3 vertebral luxation via median sternotomy in a dog |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9152394 |
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