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Spine Flashcards

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Rads for spine

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Good for spinal column
Problems: complex anatomy = superimposition of structures, improper positioning, and underestimation of extent or presence of pathology

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How to position the patient properly for spinal rads

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Sedation and anesthesia
Helps promote motion artifact, relaxes contracted muscles and anatomy of the vertebral column is complex

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What rad views are good for the spine?

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Lateral and VD views
Collimation of the x ray beam
If subluxations take lateral first

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Vertebral alignment

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Spinal curvature
Subluxation/ luxation
Fracture

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Spinal Curvature

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Lordosis: Ventral devation
Kyphosis: Dorsal deviation
Scoliosis: Lateral deviation

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Atlantoaxial subluxation (aa luxation or aa instability)

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Dorsal displacement of axis with respect to atlas (SC compression)

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Congenital atlantoaxial subluxation

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Aplastic/ hypoplastic dens
Malformation in ligmants that support aa joint
Toy/small breeds

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Acquired aa subluxation

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Any breed
Fracture of the dens or rupture of the aa ligmanents

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Rad views of aa luxation

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Later and VD (minimum)
Lateral oblique (dens viewed without suprimporsed wings of atlas)
Flexed lateral (use extreme caution)

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Rad findings of aa luxation

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Widened space between dorsal C1 and C2 spinous process
Blunting/ absence of dens

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Radiographic findings of subluxation/ luxation of T-L spine

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Narrowed intervertebral disc space
Displacement

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Block vertebrae

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Fusion of 2 or more vertebral bodies
More common in cervical spine
Sacrum is normal block vertebrae

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With block vertebrae there’s an ↑ risk of __________

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IVDD

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Hemivertebrae

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Abnormal development/ ossification of vertebrae
Common in screw-tailed breeds
Abnormal rib spacing a clue

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Wedge-shaped hemivertebrae

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Ventral aspect incompletely developed
Causes kyphosis
Best seen in lateral views

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Butterfly-shaped hemivertebrae

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Mid aspect of body incompletely developed
Best seen in VD/DV views

17
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K9 vertebral formula

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C7 T13 L7 S3 Cd18-21

18
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Feline vertebral formula

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C7 T13 L7 S3 Cd6-23

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Equine vertebral formula

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C7 T18 L6 S5 Cd15-21

20
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Where do transitional vertebrae occur

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@ junctions cervicothoracic (C7,T1), Thoracolumbar (T13,L1), lumbosacral (L7,S1)

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Transitional vertebrae

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When vertebrae @ one of the junctions exhibits anatomic characteristics of adjoining region
C7 vestigal ribs, hypoplastic ribs of T13 or L1, fusion of L7 transverse process with ilial wing

22
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What causes decreased opacity on spinal rads?

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Focal/ multifocal osteopenia (neoplasia, discospondylitis, spondylitis)

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Discospondylitis

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Infection of the intervertebral disc and endplates

24
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Radiographic findings of discospondylitis

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Endplate lysis and sclerosis
Narrowing/ collapse of intervertebral disc space
New bone formation/ spondylosis deformans

25
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Spondylosis Deformans

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Benign dz showing ↑ opacity
Middle aged and geriatric animals
Smooth bony proliferation ventrally

26
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Radiographic findings of intervertebral disc dz

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Narrowed intervertebral disc space
Mineralized disc material

27
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Myelogram

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Positive contrast media injected into the subarachnoid space surrounding the SC
Non-ionic iodinated contrast only

28
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Indications for myelogram

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Outlining of SC in vertebral canal helps to determine of surgical lesion is present → SC compression or swelling, extent of lesion

29
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Complications of myelogram

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Seizures
Vomiting/ nausea
Transient muscle spasms
Transient apnea
Death

30
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Myelography procedure

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General anesthesia and survey radiographs
Sterile prep of surgical site (cerebellomedullary cistern/ atlanto-occipital junction)
Lumbar L5/L6 or L4/L5

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Extradural lesion

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Intervertebral disc herniation
Hemorrhage
Ligamentous hypertrophy
Neoplasia
Subluxation/ luxation
Stenosis

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Intradural- extramedullary lesions

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Subarachnoid
Diverticulum/ cyst
Neoplasia
Fungal granuloma

33
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Intramedullary lesions

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Edema
Contusion
Neoplasia
Fungal granuloma

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