Diagnostic Imaging of Discospondylitis

Ruoff, Catherine M.; Kerwin, Sharon C.; Taylor, Amanda R.

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.08.007

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“…All cases of discospondylitis in this study promoted lytic lesion at the caudal/cranial extremities of the vertebral body. This corroborates previous research, which shows that disc diseases such as discospondylitis are precursors of vertebral lytic lesions (BURKERT et al, 2005;RUOFF et al, 2017). Ruoff et al (2017) cite a high prevalence of this disease in male dogs, roughly twice that of females, also in agreement with our study.…”

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“…However, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral lesions are more common than lesions in the cervical spine, and multiple lesions are also found (BURKERT et al, 2005). This predilection for more caudal segments may be due to septic migration originating from genitourinary infections, whereby bacteria enter the vertebral bodies through the bloodstream (RUOFF et al, 2017). According to Burkert et al (2005), these lytic lesions have a lower incidence in cervical vertebrae, but not in the cervicothoracic region.…”

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“…Vertebral lytic lesions affect a significant portion of the canine population, cause pain and neurologic deficits (COSTA; COOK, 2016), are incapacitating (SIMMONS et al, 2015) and are associated with a risk of pathological fractures and spinal cord injury (CLEZARDIN;TETI, 2007;GUISE et al, 2006). Treatment is complex and difficult (BURKERT et al, 2005;RUOFF et al, 2017).…”

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“…Due to their clinical relevance, lytic lesions are the presentation of several conditions. These conditions can be infectious, such as discoespondylitis (RUOFF et al, 2017) and vertebral osteomyelitis (CSÉBI et al, 2010); neoplastic, such as lymphoma, osteosarcoma (OSA), condrosarcoma and multiple myeloma (WISE-MILESTONE et al, 2012;COOK, 2016); or iatrogenic, such as thermal necrosis and/or premature implant laxity (KOEHLER et al, 2005), and bone cysts (LOWRIE et al, 2014).…”

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A retrospective study of dogs with vertebral lytic lesions diagnosed tomografically: 28 cases (2012-2017)

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Garcia

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Lytic vertebral lesions cause significant pain and variable neurological deficits can cause sensory, motor and proprioceptive loss, and are causes of bones lysis such as discospondylitis, vertebral tumors, bone cysts and osteomyelitis. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of vertebral lytic lesions in the canine population, from computed tomographic (CT) image analyses. A retrospective study, based on the descriptive findings from simple and contrast enhanced CT scans of dogs, between the years 2012 to 2017, was performed. The study consisted of the sequential analysis of 371 reports to identify vertebral lytic lesions, in areas with osteopenia and hypoattenuation, based on Hounsfield Unit scores. The Fisher’s exact test and descriptive statistics were used for statistical analyses. Twenty-eight cases (7.54%) of vertebral lytic lesion were observed; 46.42% of these had characteristics of discospondylitis, with a prevalence in males, in the cranial and caudal ends of the vertebrae. Vertebral tumors were identified in 37.71% of the cases, with a higher incidence in defined medium sized breeds, with unifocal lesions in the vertebral body. Single lesion bone cysts were observed in 10.71% of cases and osteomyelitis in 7.14% of cases. A significant association between the number of vertebrae and degree of impairment (unifocal or multifocal) was observed. CT imaging has become a useful tool for evaluating the architecture and vertebral bone density. This study provides perspectives for the analysis of vertebral lytic lesions. In addition to showing the prevalence of lytic lesions, this study emphasizes the importance of using advanced diagnostic imaging techniques, such as CT imaging, for observing and identifying such lesions, thus directing further examinations such as bone biopsy, culture, and antibiogram or histopathology. It can be concluded that lytic lesions have a considerable incidence, impair the architecture of the vertebra and CT imaging is an effective tool for diagnosing them. Prevalence was observed in male dogs, neutered, with defined breed, of medium size, with unifocal lesion and lytic lesions associated with the discspondylitis.

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A retrospective study of dogs with vertebral lytic lesions diagnosed tomografically: 28 cases (2012-2017)

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“…По литературным данным, к заболеванию наиболее предрасположены самцы в возрасте от 5 до 9 лет [6,13,22,23]. Развитие дискосподилита у собак в молодом возрасте встречается относительно редко [12].…”

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Using of ventral spinal fusion in dogs during the treatment of the juvenile discospondilitis at level LVII-SI

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Yagnikov²,

Барсегян³

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Russian Veterinary Journal

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The article presents 4 clinical cases of surgical treatment of juvenile discospondilitis in dogs at the level of LVII-SI. All animals at the first stage were undergoing to long-term antibiotic therapy without positive dynamics, both clinically and with radiographic evaluation. The surgical intervention included the laparotomy with ventral access to the vertebral bodies at level LVII-SI, removal of pathologically modified tissues and stabilization by metal construction combined with bone autoplasty. The improvement of the clinical state of the animals was observed at 3…7th day after the surgery. In the remote period the result is evaluated as excellent or good by all owners.

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Neurological Disease of the Pelvic Limb

Bartner

2020

Canine Lameness

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Diagnostic Imaging of Discospondylitis

Cited by 35 publications

References 41 publications

A retrospective study of dogs with vertebral lytic lesions diagnosed tomografically: 28 cases (2012-2017)

A retrospective study of dogs with vertebral lytic lesions diagnosed tomografically: 28 cases (2012-2017)

Using of ventral spinal fusion in dogs during the treatment of the juvenile discospondilitis at level LVII-SI

Neurological Disease of the Pelvic Limb

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