Mason T A
Aust Vet J. 1977 Sep;53(9):440-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1977.tb05494.x.
Observations based on the case histories of 39 dogs and bitches (38 Dobermans and 1 Great Dane) diagnosed as "wobblers" are presented. Cases diagnosed at a young age were shown to have cervical vertebral instability particularly at the C6/C7 articulation. Older animals showed a variety of secondary degenerative lesions. Treatment by fenestration of intervertebral disc was effective in cases which showed only vertebral instability but was much less effective in older animals with associated degenerative changes.
本文呈现了基于39只被诊断为“摇摆病”的公犬和母犬（38只杜宾犬和1只大丹犬）病例史的观察结果。结果显示，幼年时被诊断出的病例存在颈椎不稳定的情况，尤其是在C6/C7关节处。年龄较大的动物则出现了各种继发性退行性病变。对于仅表现为椎体不稳定的病例，通过椎间盘开窗术进行治疗是有效的，但对于伴有退行性改变的老年动物，效果则要差得多。
