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Thu 23 February 2012

Morphometric features of the craniocervical junction region in dogs with suspected Chiari-like malformation determined by combined use of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography.

Marino DJ, Loughin CA, Dewey CW, Marino LJ, Sackman JJ, Lesser ML, Akerman MB. Canine Chiari Institute, Long Island Veterinary Specialists, 163 S Service Rd, Plainview, NY 11803. AJVR 2012 Jan 73 1 105-11

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http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/ajvr.73.1.105

Surgical management of first caudal nerve root foraminal compression secondary to intervertebral disc disease in a Cocker Spaniel.

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de Vicente F, Pinilla M, McConnell JF, Bernard F. Fabrice Bernard, DVM, Dip ECVS, University College Dublin, Small Animal Surgery, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, Phone: + 353 1 7166000, Fax: + 353 1 716 6005, E-mail: Fabrice.Bernard@ucd.ie. VCOT 2012 25 1 74-8

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http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/vcot/issue/speci...

Surgical decompression of a caudal vertebral disc extrusion by dorsal laminectomy.

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Potanas CP, Grange A, Casale SA. Christopher P. Potanas, DVM, Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital, Ohio Veterinary Surgery and Neurology, Akron, OH 44312, United States, Phone: +1 330 666 2976, Fax: +1 330 666 0519, E-mail: potanasdvm@gmail.com. VCOT 2012 25 1 71-3

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http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/vcot/issue/speci...

Closed reduction and percutaneous fixation of sacroiliac luxations in cats using 2.4 mm cannulated screws - a cadaveric study.

Fischer A, Binder E, Reif U, Biel M, Bokemeyer J, Kramer M. Andreas Fischer, Dr. med. vet., Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Small Animal Clinic, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Frankfurter Straße 108, 35392 Gießen, Germany, Phone: +49 641 993 8512, Fax: +49 641 993 8509, E-mail: Andreas.Fischer@vetme VCOT 2012 25 1 22-7

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http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/vcot/issue/speci...

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY MYELOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN DOGS WITH CERVICAL SPONDYLOMYELOPATHY.

da Costa RC, Echandi RL, Beauchamp D. Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2012 Jan

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1740-8261.2011.01869.x/abstract

Biomechanical comparison after in vitro laminar vertebral stabilization and vertebral body plating of the first and second lumbar vertebrae in specimens obtained from canine cadavers.

Knell SC, Bürki A, Hurter K, Ferguson SJ, Montavon PM. Department of Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. AJVR 2011 Dec 72Objective-To compare biomechanical characteristics of vertebral segments after vertebral body plating or laminar stabilization following complete incision of the annulus fibrosus. Sample-Vertebral segments from T13 through L3 obtained from 18 canine cad 12 1681-6

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http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/ajvr.72.12.1681

Angle of insertion and confirmation of angles measured after in vitro implantation during laminar vertebral stabilization in vertebral columns obtained from canine cadavers.

Knell SC, Kircher P, Dennler M, Montavon PM, Voss K, Hurter K. Department of Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. AJVR 2011 Dec 72 12 1674-80

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http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/ajvr.72.12.1674

Cervical dermoid sinus in a cat: case presentation and review of the literature.

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Fleming JM, Platt SR, Kent M, Freeman AC, Schatzberg SJ. University of Georgia, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, 501 DW Brooks Drive, Athens, GA 30602, United States. J Feline Med Surg 2011 Dec 13 12 992-6

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1098612X11002609

Acute spinal cord injury in the cat: Causes, treatment and prognosis.

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Eminaga S, Palus V, Cherubini GB. Dick White Referrals, London Road, Six Mile Bottom, Cambridgeshire CB8 0UH, UK. J Feline Med Surg 2011 Nov 13 11 850-62

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1098612X11002889

Massive osteolysis in a dog resembling Gorham's disease in humans.

Farrell M, Lindsay S, Johnson V, Child G. Fitzpatrick Referrals, Eashing, Godalming, Surrey, UK. MikeF@fitzpatrickreferrals.co.uk VCOT 2011 25 5 389-97