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what % of patients with vertebral fracture have concurrent injuries?
what % are thoracic trauma? abdominal trauma?

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45-83%

thorax:15-35%
abdomen: 6-15%

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what % patients with vertebral fractures have fracture in other areas

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14 - 48%

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what % patients with vertebral fractures have multiple fractures and luxations along vertebrae?

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15-20%

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list plating methods to fix and treat spinal fracture

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  • LCP
  • SOP
  • spinous process plating (Auburn (metal), Lubra (plastic))
  • spinal stapling and modified sequential fixation
  • nonlocking lateral vertebral body (not really performed)
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what are concerns/disadvantages of using spinous process to treat spinal fracture

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  • does not stabilize ventral compartments
  • not as strong
  • spinous could fracture
  • device pull out
  • ischemic necrosis
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what are 4 proposed mechanisms of entry for FCE?

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  • direct penetration from NP of IVD into spinal cord or vertebral vessels
  • remnant vessels within NP
  • herniation portion NP into bone marrow of vertebral body with retrograde movement FC into internal vertebral venous plexus
  • neovascularization of degenerated IVD
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in De Rosio 2007, what % dogs with FCE have no MRI lesions?

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21%

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factors to implicate outcome/prognosis in FCE?

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  • cervical/lumbar intumescences SA with greater long term debilitation than lesion of white matter C1-C6, T3-L3
  • unsuccessful recovery if MRI lesion to vertebral length ratio >/=2, also if no motor within 2 weeks
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list surgical approaches to T-L spinal cord for treatment of IVDD

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  • dorsal lam
  • hemilam
  • pediculectomy
  • mini-hemilam
  • IVD fenestration
  • partial lateral corpectomy
  • percutaneous discecotomy
  • endoscopic hemilam or corpectomy
  • dorsal lam with osteotomy of spinous process
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prognosis of nerve sheath tumor of spine?

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Dogs:
- 1997 study, MST 1419 d
- if brachial plexus DFI 7.5 mo; MST 12 months
- if spinal nerve root @ IV foramen 5 months

Cats:
- 70d in one study
- 2190d in another study

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what MRI features has been shown association/ prognostic indicator for outcomes of IVDD?

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T2W hyperintensity:
> 3x length L2

(20% dogs with >3x length of L2 get ambulation)

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what are some biomarkers to ID IVDD?

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MMP-9
CK
protein tau
glutamate
oxytocin in CSF S higher with compressive myelopathies

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what is a cholesteatoma?

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epidermoid cyst lined by keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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is a subarachnoid diverticula a cyst? how do you treat?

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no - no epithelial lining

steroid + sx - dorsal laminectomy or hemi than fenestrate diverticulum and marsupialize

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prevalence of degenerative myelopathy? breed over-represented? genetic factors implicated?

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1-5%

GDS, pembroke welsh, boxer, rhodesian, husky, mini poodle, chesapeake bay

missense mutation superoxide dismutase gene (SOD1); bernese - AT transition; cats - FeLV antigens

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describe the simpler classification of fracture of spine?

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focuses on 3 units: IVD, vertebral body, articular processes

so:

  1. failure of IVD
  2. fracture of vertebral body alone
  3. fracture of articular processes

> 1 of the three = surgery

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what are good and bad candidates of external coaptation for spinal fractures

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best:
small dogs, minimal neuro dysfunction (or normal nociception), intact vertbral buttress, lack of concurrent injuries

poor:
unstable fractures, noncompliant owner, cats, noncompliant patients

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where do extradural synovial cysts originate from?

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zygapophyseal joint

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difference between synovial versus ganglion cyst?

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synovial cyst - have synovium like lining of epithelial cells

ganglion - no lining, from mucinous degeneration of articular cartilage

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breed/signalment for cervical synovial cyst? prognosis with sx?

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young, giant breeds

excellent prognosis

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what are the 3 long vertebral ligaments?

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supraspinous
dorsal longitudinal
ventral longitudinal

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what are the 3 short vertebral ligaments?

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interspinous
intertransverse
yellow

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which vertebrae is anticlinal?

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T11

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what muscle attaches to accessory process? what lays just ventral and cranial to tendon attachement?

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longissimus lumborum
spinal nerve and vasculature

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what is the usual presentation for vascular disorders of spine?
- usually focal deficit/asymmetrical - most patients not painful - Cinical signs usually regress within 24-72 hours.
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list complications to dorsolateral approach to surgical treatment of TL IVDD? surgery for IVDD in general?
pneumothorax hemorrhage/hematoma transient neuromuscular dysfunction scoliosis worsen of neuro grade myelomalacia Urinary or fecal incontinence
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describe types of dorsal lam?
funkquista A: - remove spinous process, laminae, articular process, 1/2 dorsal pedicle of vertebrae funkquista B: - just remove spinous process and laminae modified dorsal: - remove laminae, spinous process, caudal articular process
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what do you need to care for with drilling for dorsal lam?
cancellous bone not present in laminae that forms interarcuate space near the attachment of yellow ligament
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what is success rate of medical management for TL IVDD?
varies - 80-88% ambulatory 43-51% non ambulatory
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what are 3 emerging therapies for spinal cord injury due to TL IVDD?
autologous olfactory glial cell and other stem cell transplantation N-acetylcysteine for oxidative stress IV use polyethylene glycol (fuse severed axons)
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what are success rates of partial lateral corpectomy and percutaneous discectomy?
PLC - 91.4% ambulatory 6 mo. post op - only 52.8% improved at discharge PD - 88% (with deep pain perception) 32% without deep pain perception
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describe alternative pin placement for pin + PMMA for spin fracture? Advantages/disadvantages
unilateral pin more horizontal via lateral approach (between longissimus lumborum and iliocostal lumborum) advantage: decreased dissection, easy closure disadvantage: dont see alignment of ZPJ (2nd exposure site)
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what is sensitivity for radiographs to detect spinal canal penetration post-op spine fracture repair? sensitivity for CT?
Rads: 50% CT: 100%
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what is a hemivertebrae? what breed has higher lumbar frequency?
hemi - incompletely formed with wedge shape - frenchies
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what is block vertebrae?
ivd space doesnt form - adjacent vertebrae fused
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what is a butterfly vertebrae?
sagittal cleft with affected vertebral body
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where do most extrarenal nephroblastoma occur? MST?
T10- L2 range 4 mo - 3 years
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what % of spinal cord intermedullary tumors are primary?
2/3
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what are the prognosis for spinal fracture surgery? - TL? - LS? - Cervical
If Dp negative - 5% maybe walk TL: - good if pain present. 80-100% older studies - conservative upto 85%-95% (case selection) LS: - very good prognosis many good long term without surgery - if peripheral tone absent - guarded Cervical: - good, overall return to function 70%
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% of OSA in spine of dogs? MST for spinal OSA in dogs?
6.5% MST (55-155 d)
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Met rate for spinal OSA in dogs
40%
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prognosis for spinal OSA in cat
low met rates in cats 88-518 days (one cat sx + chemo 0 1705d)
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what 4 factors positively affect CT (noncontrast) to ID IVDD lesion?
mulitplanar reconstruction chronic history of IVDH chondrodystrophic breed mineralized disc present
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Sensitivity for CT with contrast to ID IVDD
sensitivity 97% site 100% laterality
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% dogs that regain neuro function post surgery for TL IVDD (presented without DPP)?
43-62%
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what factors have been associated with outcome in dogs with surgical treatment of IVDD (TL)
old world: - prognosis worse L3-L7 vs TL - dog size (larger >15kg worse prognosis) - type of herniations - protrusion worse> extra - Frankel score
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what is the vacuum phenomenon on radiographs of spine?
gas radiolucency within IVD space from degeneration
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sensitivity of ID IVDD site on myelography?
74-98%
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what are adverse effects of myelography?
seizures, myelopathy, apnea, cardiac arrhythmia, meningitis, subarachnoid hemorrhage, death
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what % dogs with myelography get seizures?
10-21.4%
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IVD is _____ intense on T1/T2W
hypointense
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_____sequence can show signal void if lesion has hemorrhage
T2* (gradient echo)
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_____sequence helps for low-volume disc
STIR or T2W (FLAIR)
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what is the sensitivity of rads in ID osseous lesions for animals with spinal cord injury and spinal fracture?
79% 72%
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what 2 radiologic factors negatively associated with outcome?
degree of dislocation (100% = poor prognosis) axis deviation of column on rads (DV?)
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disadvantages of MRI with spinal trauma?
manipulation to put in machine gently contraindication = metallic fragments (generate heat and move)
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what is recurrence rate of surgery for TL IVDD? what is recurrence rate of medically management for TL IVDD?
sx: 15-20% mm: 40%
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what breeds have higher recurrence rates?
dachshunds
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list 3 ways to potentially limit recurrence?
fenestration laser disc ablation chemonucleolysis (collagenase, chondroitinase ABC, chymopapin)
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prognosis for cats with surgically addressed TL IVDD?
success rate 83%
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to classify fractures of spine, what makes dorsal, middle, and ventral compartments?
dorsal : spinous process, laminae, articular process, pedicles, dorsal ligament complex (supraspinous, interspinous, ZPJ joint capsule, Yellow L) middle: dorsal longitudinal ligament, dorsal annulus f, dorsal vertebral body ventral: rest of vertebral body, lateral/ventral annulus f., nucleus pulposus, ventral longitudinal ligament
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how many of above need unstable that need surgery?
at least 2
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what makes a screw-bar-pmma construct?
-cortical bone screws bilaterally into transverse processes, 1 cm screw and head extend ventromedially -smooth steinmann pin contoured to form "U" -contour pin wired to screw head using ortho wire
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proposed advantage of screw-bar-pmma construct?
avoid penetration of vertebral canal or transverse foramina

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