Vertebral formula and congenital abnormalities of the vertebral column in rabbits

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/62157124:16810/18:43876370

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.04.016" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.04.016</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.04.016" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.04.016</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Vertebral formula and congenital abnormalities of the vertebral column in rabbits

Original language description

The aim of this retrospective study of 330 rabbits (164 males, 166 females) was to determine different vertebral formulas and prevalence of congenital vertebral anomalies in rabbits from radiographs of the cervical (C), thoracic (Th), lumbar (L) and sacral (S) segments of the vertebral column. The number of vertebrae in each segment of vertebral column, position of anticlinal vertebra and localisation and type of congenital abnormalities were recorded. In 280/330 rabbits (84.8%) with normal vertebral morphology, seven vertebral formulas were identified: C7/Th12/L7/S4 (252/330, 76.4%), C7/Th12/L6/ S4 (11/330, 3.3%), C7/Th13/L7/S4 (8/330, 2.4%), C7/Th12/L7/S5 (4/330, 1.2%), C7/Th12/L8/S4 (3/330, 0.9%), C7/Th12/L7/S6 (1/330, 0.3%) and C7/Th11/L7/S4 (1/330, 0.3%). The anticlinal vertebra was identified as Th10 in 56.4% of rabbits and Th11 in 42.4% of rabbits. Congenital spinal abnormalities were identified in 50/330 (15.2%) rabbits, predominantly as a single pathology (n = 44). Transitional vertebrae represented the most common abnormalities (n = 41 rabbits) in the thoracolumbar (n = 35) and lumbosacral segments (n = 6). Five variants of thoracolumbar transitional vertebrae were identified. Cervical butterfly vertebrae were detected in three rabbits. One rabbit exhibited three congenital vertebral anomalies: cervical block vertebra, thoracic hemivertebra and thoracolumbar ransitional vertebra. Five rabbits exhibited congenital vertebral abnormalities with concurrent malalignment, specifically cervical kyphosis/short vertebra (n = 1), thoracic lordoscoliosis/thoracolumbar transitional vertebrae (n = 1), thoracic kyphoscoliosis/wedge vertebrae (n = 2) and thoracolumbar lordoscoliosis/ thoracolumbar transitional vertebrae/lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (n = 1). These findings suggest that vertebral columns in rabbits display a wide range of morphologies, with occasional congenital malformations.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30502 - Other medical science

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Veterinary Journal

ISSN

1090-0233

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

236

Issue of the periodical within the volume

Jun 2018

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

80-88

UT code for WoS article

000436220000013

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85046673193