Discospondylitis in the dog
Creators: name: Sergio, A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Bacteria
diskospondylitis
canine
dog
infection

description: Discospondylitis describes the infection of an interverterbral disc (discitis) and its adjacent cartilaginous verte­bral endplates (spondylitis). The author describes the condition's clinical signs, breed predilection, advanced imaging findings (including radiography, MRI and CT examples), treatment and outcome.
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