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Ahmet Ozak, O. Besalti, Z. Pekcan, S. Eminaga

Ventral fixation in atlantoaxial instability with axial fracture in a dog

Keywords: Atlantoaxial instability, ventral fusion, axial fracture, Dog

This study reports the diagnosis and the surgical management of atlanto-axial instability with an obliqueaxial fracture in a dog. The fracture was diagnosed byradiography and Computed Tomography (CT). In the CTviews, the appearance of the distortion of the atlantoaxialarticular surface was interpreted as instability. Thestabilization was achieved with the cancellous screws.Following the surgery, the neurological status improvedand the dog no longer had marked neurological deficits.

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Schattauer

Print ISSN: 0932-0814
Volume: 19
Pages: 57 - 59

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