Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회)
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Cervical Spondylomyelopathy in Small-Breed Dogs

소형 품종 견에서 경추의 척추척수증

  • Kang, Byung-Jae (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ryu, Hak-Hyun (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Sung-Su (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Wan-Hee (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yoon, Jung-Hee (Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kweon, Oh-Kyeong (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
  • 강병재 (서울대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 류학현 (서울대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 박성수 (서울대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 김완희 (서울대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실) ;
  • 윤정희 (서울대학교 수의과대학 수의영상진단학교실) ;
  • 권오경 (서울대학교 수의과대학 수의외과학교실)
  • Accepted : 2010.04.09
  • Published : 2010.04.30
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Abstract

Cervical spondylomyelopathy (CSM) is rarely identified in small-breed dogs. Two neutered female Pekingese dogs (less than 5 kg of body weight) with primary complaints of neck pain and paretic gait were presented. These cases were diagnosed as CSM secondary to vertebral instability through cervical survey radiography, myelography, computed tomography (CT) and CT-myelography. The combinatory treatments of ventral slot decompression, cancellous bone graft and external coaptation were performed. Clinical condition of both dogs remarkably improved and no complications or recurrence occurred following the surgical procedures. In small-breed dogs with CSM, the combination of decompression through ventral slot and stabilization through bone fusion is an effective treatment.

경추 척추척수증(CSM)은 소형 품종 견에서 드물게 발병하는 질병이다. 두 마리의 중성화 하지 않은 페키니즈(체중 5 kg 이하)가 경부 통증과 마비성 보행을 주증으로 내원하였다. 영상 진단을 통해 척추 불안정성에 의한 CSM으로 진단하고, 배쪽 창냄술과 해면질골 이식, 외고정을 조합한 방법을 적용하였다. 수술 후 임상 증상이 현저하게 개선되었고 합병증이나 재발은 없었다. 경추의 척추척수증이 있는 소형 품종 견에서 배쪽 창냄술을 통한 감압과 골 유합을 통한 안정화를 조합한 방법은 효과적인 치료법임을 확인하였다.

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