Journal of Spine

Bruce M Rothschild

Publications

• Research Article
  Recognition and Breed Specificity of Canine Spondyloarthropathy
  Author(s): Bruce M Rothschild and Sabine M BreitBruce M Rothschild and Sabine M Breit
  
  Human diseases sometimes represented across phylogenetic lines. Their recognition is at times compromised by differential (between human and veterinary medicine) use of diagnostic terms. A major impetus to such change is recognition of additional treatment options that would not be considered for the replaced diagnosis/category. Canine syndesmophytes are recognized as identifier for spondyloarthropathy. This study examines the breed-specificity of those changes. The axial skeletons and peripheral joints (when available) of 1323 dogs, identified to breed, were examined for evidence of syndesmophytes and sacroiliac joint disease. Syndesmophytes were found in 315 of 1323 axial skeletons examined, extremely common in Boxer and German Shephard; rare, in Beagle, Chihauahua, Dachshund, Maltese and Pug. First noted at 2 years of age, its prevalence increased geometrically over t.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000293

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