Sentences with phrase «vertebral canal»

By Megan C. Davis, DVM The Article: Magnetic resonance imaging features of Great Danes with and without clinical signs of cervical spondylomyelopathy Paula Martin - Vaquero, DMV, PhD, and Ronaldo C. da Costa, DMV, PhDJAVMA, Vol 245, No 4, August 15, 2014 Given the highly sensitive nature of MRI in evaluating the spinal cord and vertebral canal stenosis, potential for over-interpretation of the st... Read More

Given the highly sensitive nature of MRI in evaluating the spinal cord and vertebral canal stenosis, potential for over-interpretation of the study can occur.

Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which are the three membranes that line the skull and vertebral canal that surround the brain and spinal cord.

The researchers report that compared to volunteers in the control group, retired rugby players had significantly narrower vertebral canals (which house the spinal cord) and greater foraminal stenosis (narrowing of the foramen through which spinal nerve roots exit the vertebral canal).

The disks in these dogs become more like cartilage than fibrous tissue, this increases the risk of rupture into the vertebral canal.

The problem occurs when the inner jelly protrudes or herniates through the fibrous layer into the vertebral canal and presses on the spinal cord.

Once access to the vertebral canal is gained, the herniated disc material can be removed.

After degeneration, the disc can no longer act as a shock absorber and so the ligament tears and the jelly, or nucleus pulposus, pushes out of the center of the disc and into the vertebral canal to cause compression of the spinal cord or the nerve roots.

We know that Dachshunds are prone to back issues, but if the x-ray was clear I can not think of another cause without examining Mollie; myelography may be useful to see if the vertebral canal in more detail in case there is an abnormality.

Killing H. bovis when it is in the vertebral canal may cause staggering or paralysis.