Sentences with phrase «thoracic limb»

SM may result in other neurological deficits such as thoracic limb weakness and muscle atrophy (due to ventral horn cell damage) and pelvic limb ataxia and weakness (due to white matter damage or involvement of the lumbar spinal cord by the syrinx).

There are multiple neurologic causes for thoracic limb lameness in the dog.

Dogs with weakness in the pelvic limbs shift their weight cranially onto the thoracic limbs, which can create muscle knots and limited range of motion.

His postural reactions were normal in the thoracic limbs and minimally decreased in the pelvic limbs.

Precaval syndrome (swelling of the head, neck, and / or thoracic limbs) is possible if the mediastinal mass causes compression of or invades the cranial vena cava.

Patients missing or with non-functional thoracic limbs often adapt to their unique conformation.

Not exact matches

Analysis of the digital X-ray pictures is generally performed with respect to bones from the head (zygomatic bone, maxilla, mandibles), teeth, scapulae, clavicle, ribs (number, shape, fusion), pelvis, vertebrae (numbers, shape and potential fusion of cervical, thoracic, lumbar, pelvic and caudal ones), limb bones (humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia), joints, digits and syndactylism.

The majority of the dogs who underwent amputation (thoracic or pelvic limb) showed no change in attitude (91 %) and regained complete or almost complete quality of life (88 %).

For example, dogs with a painful limb may limp in order to minimize the weight - bearing on the affected part, while dogs with abdominal or thoracic pain may be reluctant to lie down and may stand for hours until exhaustion.

Through the use of small groups (2 - 3 delegates) and multiple stations, participants will have the opportunity to practice different regional anesthesia techniques of the head, and ultrasound - guided techniques of the thoracic and pelvic limbs, the abdomen, and the thoracic wall in a controlled setting.