Flückiger Mark A, Damur-Djuric Natascha, Hässig Michael, Morgan Joe P, Steffen Frank
Section of Diagnostic Imaging and Radio-Oncology, Department of Small Animal Clinics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2006 Jan-Feb;47(1):39-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2005.00103.x.
The association between the occurrence of a lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LTV) and the cauda equina syndrome (CES) in dogs was investigated. In 4000 control dogs without signs of CES, 3.5% had an LTV, while in 92 dogs with CES, 16.3% had an LTV. The lesion causing CES always occurred between the last true lumbar vertebra and the LTV. Dogs with an LTV were eight times more likely to develop CES than dogs without an LTV. German Shepherd dogs were eight times more likely to develop CES compared with other breeds. Male dogs were twice as likely to develop CES than females. Dogs with an LTV develop CES 1-2 years earlier than dogs without an LTV.
研究了犬腰骶部移行椎（LTV）的发生与马尾综合征（CES）之间的关联。在4000只无CES体征的对照犬中，3.5%有LTV，而在92只患有CES的犬中，16.3%有LTV。导致CES的病变总是发生在最后一个真正的腰椎和LTV之间。有LTV的犬发生CES的可能性是没有LTV的犬的8倍。德国牧羊犬发生CES的可能性是其他品种犬的8倍。公犬发生CES的可能性是母犬的两倍。有LTV的犬比没有LTV的犬提前1至2年发生CES。
