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Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound: A Diagnostic Atlas and Text

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Chapter Six The Spine 703<br />

FIG. 6-53 A 3-year-old male<br />

Doberman Pinscher that was hit by a<br />

car. A, The lateral view of the cervical<br />

spine revealed a fracture through<br />

the base of the odontoid process<br />

(white arrow) with cranial <strong>and</strong> dorsal<br />

displacement of the caudal fragment.<br />

B, The ventrodorsal view<br />

revealed some foreshortening of C2.<br />

The dog was treated by conservative<br />

management <strong>and</strong> developed no<br />

long-term neurologic signs.<br />

Diagnosis: Shearing fracture of C2.<br />

A<br />

B

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