Advances in Intervertebral Disc Disease in Dogs and Cats -

Advances in Intervertebral Disc Disease in Dogs and Cats

Buch | Hardcover
344 Seiten
2015
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-0-470-95959-6 (ISBN)
140,12 inkl. MwSt
Advances in Intervertebral Disc Disease in Dogs and Cats defines our present knowledge of this common clinical problem, compiling information related to the canine and feline intervertebral disc into a single resource.

As a comprehensive, focused work, the book is an authoritative reference for understanding and treating disc disease, providing a sound scientific and clinical basis for decision making.
Offering an objective synthesis of the current literature, the book supplies guidance on the approach to a potential disc rupture, surgical and medical strategies, and management of the patient.

Offering a complete understanding of intervertebral disc disease, the book describes and discusses the controversies and issues surrounding this topic, acknowledging the gaps in our knowledge.

Advances in Intervertebral Disc Disease in Dogsand Cats presents up-to-date, reliable information on this common condition for veterinary surgeons, neurologists, and general practitioners.

James M. Fingeroth, DVM, DACVS, is Senior Staff Surgeon at the Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center in Orchard Park, New York, USA.

William B. Thomas, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology) is Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.


1. Embryology, innervation, morphology, structure andfunction of the canine intervertebral disc

2. Biomechanics of the intervertebral disc and spinal motionsegments

3. Comparisons between biped (human) and quadruped(canine/feline) discs and disc disease

SECTION 2: DISC DISEASE: DEGENERATIVE AND OTHERPATHOLOGY

4. Pathogenesis of intervertebral disc degeneration in dogs

5. Historical and current nomenclature associated withintervertbral disc pathology

6. What is known about the incidence of disc disease inchondrodystrophoid dogs?

7. Why do discs displace?

8. Spondylosis deformans and related conditions

9. Feline disc disease

10. Is "Wobbler" disease related to disc disease?

11. What is fibrocartilagenous embolism and is it related toIVDD?

SECTION 3: CLINICAL FEATURES OF INTERVERTEBRAL DISCDISEASE

12. History, neurologic examination, and neuroanatomiclocalization for spinal cord/nerve root disease

13. Spinal cord compression vs.spinal cord contusion secondaryto intervertebral disc herniation: A clinical perspective

14. "Discogenic"pain (signs associated with IVDD withoutherniation): Does it occur?

15. Traumatic disc extrusion

16. Deep pain: How should test and interpret nociception?

17. Imaging studies for the diagnosis of IVDD: Radiography,Myelography, Computed Tomography, CT-Myelography, and MagneticResonance Imaging

18. The role of non-imaging-based diagnostic studies forIVDD

19. Disc neoplasia

20. Discospondylitis and related infectious disorders of thevertebral column

21. Ascending/Descending myelomalacia secondary to IVDD

22. When should dogs be referred for surgical management?

23. Recurrent disc herniation

24. Client communications when confronted with a patient withsuspected IVDD

SECTION 4: NON-SURGICAL AND ADJUNCTIVE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OFIVDD

25. Steroid use in intervertebral disc disease

26. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants andopioids

27. Neuroprotective treatments for acute spinal cord injuryassociated with intervertebral disc herniation

28. Acupuncture/electroacupuncture

29. Activity and nursing care recommendations

SECTION 5: SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF INTERVERTEBRAL DISCHERNIATION

30. What constitutes spinal cord decompression?

31. General principles of spinal surgery for intervertebral discherniation

32. Cervical disc disease: Ventral "slot" vs. Lateral vs.Hemilaminectomy vs. Dorsal laminectomy approaches

33. Thoracolumbar disc disease: Dorsal vs. Lateral vs. Ventralapproaches, and what to do if I'm on the wrong side?

34. Lumbosacral disc disease: Is vertebral stabilizationindicated

35. Is there a role for durotomy during surgery forintervertebral disc herniation?

36. What should cover the bone defect afterlaminectomy/hemilaminectomy?

37. Prophylactic fenestration: Arguments in favor

38. Prophylactic fenestration: The potential argumentsagainst

39. Discography and (Chemo)nucleolysis

40. Laser disc ablation as an alternative to prophylacticfenestration

SECTION 6: POST-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT

41. Physical therapy/rehabiliation for the paralyzed patient

42. Managing urine retention and incontinence in the paralyzedpatient

43. Nursing care needs for the paralyzed patient

SECTION 7: FUTURE DIRECTIONS

44. Minimally invasive techniques for spinal cord/nerve rootdecompression

45. Is there a role for disc prostheses in small animals?

Erscheint lt. Verlag 2.3.2015
Reihe/Serie AVS - Advances in Vetinary Surgery
Verlagsort Chicester
Sprache englisch
Maße 185 x 252 mm
Gewicht 920 g
Einbandart gebunden
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Tiere / Tierhaltung
Veterinärmedizin Kleintier Chirurgie
Veterinärmedizin Heimtier Krankheitslehre
Schlagworte Chirurgie Katze • Chirurgie (Veterinärmedizin) • Hunde; Veterinärmedizin • Tierheilkunde
ISBN-10 0-470-95959-2 / 0470959592
ISBN-13 978-0-470-95959-6 / 9780470959596
Zustand Neuware
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