Intervertebral Disk Degeneration in Dogs: Consequences, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Directions. (6th September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jeffery, N.D.; Levine, J.M.; Olby, N.J.; Stein, V.M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of veterinary internal medicine. Volume 27:Number 6(2013:Nov./Dec.)
• Page Start: 1318
• Page End: 1333
• Publication Date: 2013-09-06
• Subjects: Veterinary medicine -- Periodicals; 636.0896
• DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12183
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-6640

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="jvim12183-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>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.</p> </abstract>