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Table 1 Overview of signalment, history and radiological diagnosis in 12 dogs with lumbosacral degenerative stenosis (DLSS) and/or discospondylitis that were treated with pedicle screw-rod fixation

From: Pedicle screw-rod fixation: a feasible treatment for dogs with severe degenerative lumbosacral stenosis

Dog

Breed

Sex

Age (yrs)

History

Radiological diagnosis

1

Labrador retriever

FC

5

LS pain, paraparesis

DLSS & DS

2

Rottweiler

M

8

LS pain

DLSS & DS

3

GSD

FC

8

LS pain, paraparesis

DLSS & DS

4

GSD

MC

11

LS pain, paraparesis; DL 6 yrs earlier

DLSS & DS

5

Rhodesian Ridgeback

F

10

LS pain, left paraparesis, urinary incontinence; DL 6 months earlier

DLSS & DS

6

GSD

M

12

LS pain, paraparesis

DLSS & DS

7

Cane Corso

MC

7

LS pain

DLSS

8

American Bulldog

M

5

LS pain

DLSS & DS

9

Border Collie

MC

9

LS pain

DLSS & DS

10

Rhodesian Ridgeback

FC

7

LS pain, paraparesis; DL 4 yrs earlier

DLSS

11

Vizsla

MC

12

LS pain

DLSS

12

American Staffordshire Bull Terrier

F

5

LS pain, left paraparesis; DL 3 yrs earlier

DLSS

  1. Abbreviations: LS lumbosacral, GSD German Shepherd dog, F female, FC female castrated, M male, MC male castrated, DS discospondylitis, DL dorsal laminectomy, yrs years