Cervical spondylomyelopathy (wobbler syndrome) in dogs.
Cervical spondylomyelopathy (CSM) is a common and controversial disease of the cervical spine of large and giant breed dogs. Not many diseases in veterinary medicine have been referred to by 14 different names and have had 21 surgical techniques proposed to treat it. This article reviews the current knowledge of CSM with regard to its etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome.
da Costa
Ronaldo C
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 601 Vernon Tharp Street, OH 43210-1089, USA. dacosta.6@osu.edu
D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome