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Osteological features in pure-bred dogs predisposing to thoracic or lumbar spinal cord compression.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Aug 2002
Breit S
Abstract excerpt
Consistent with those vertebral sites most commonly clinically affected by spinal cord compression, body size normalised midsagittal diameters of the caudal vertebral foramen limits T10-T12 were significantly (P<0.05) lower in Dachshunds relative to other breeds. Minimal midsagittal diameters in Yorkshire Terriers and Maltese were noted at T11cd/12cr. However, these diameters were always larger (P<0.05) in small...
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