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Stabilization using Screws, Wire, and PMMA for Traumatic Cervical Fracture in a Maltese Dog  

Kim, KeunYung (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Minkyung (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Park, Ji-Hun (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Shin, Jeong-In (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Junsu (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Jang, Yun-Seol (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Jae-Hoon (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.31, no.6, 2014 , pp. 519-522 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 2-year-old, 2 kg Maltese dog was evaluated for progressive tetraparesis and neck pain. The dog had been treated with steroids for the preceding 2 weeks after unknown trauma but was deteriorating progressively and had become tetraparetic. The dog was presented with a non-ambulatory tetraparesis. Radiographic and computed tomographic examinations revealed a transverse C2 fracture with subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint and C2-C3. In addition, hydrocephalus was observed on magnetic resonance imaging. Stabilization of C1-C3 using screws, wires, and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) was performed. Application of ventral screws, wires, and PMMA resulted in improvement of the clinical signs after 4 weeks, and the dog could walk as before the tetraparesis 6 weeks after the operation. This stabilization method is an effective surgical treatment for management of cervical instability.
Keywords
cervical fracture; cervical subluxation; PMMA; dog;
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