Intervertebral Disk Degeneration in Dogs: Consequences, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Directions
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- 6 September 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
- Vol. 27 (6), 1318-1333
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12183
Abstract
Evidence of intervertebral disk degeneration (IVDD) is extremely common in dogs, and its prevalence increases with age. It has many important consequences because degeneration of the intervertebral disks often is a prelude to disk herniation, which can injure the spinal cord, spinal nerves, or both. This review summarizes the advances in diagnosis and treatment of IVDD that have been made since the 1950s when the first detailed description of the degenerative changes was published. It also discusses new approaches to treatment of the associated spinal cord injury and new methods by which to classify injury severity that are currently under development.Keywords
Funding Information
- the National Institutes of Health
- US Department of Defense
- Dana Foundation
- Marnie Rose Foundation
- Canine Health Foundation and other groups
- The German Research Foundation
- Frauchiger Foundation
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