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The Accuracy Of The Patellar Reflex For Localization Of The Site Of A Single Level Thoracolumbar Disc Herniation In Dogs, Mohammed Abdelhakiem, Yuuhi Asai, Hiroaki Kamishina, Masaaki Katayama, Yuji Uzuka
The Accuracy Of The Patellar Reflex For Localization Of The Site Of A Single Level Thoracolumbar Disc Herniation In Dogs, Mohammed Abdelhakiem, Yuuhi Asai, Hiroaki Kamishina, Masaaki Katayama, Yuji Uzuka
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The patellar reflex was used in this study to determine the site of thoracolumbar spinal cord dysfunction (T3-L3 or L4-L6) as a result of disc herniation. The results of neurological examinations were compared with the findings of CT myelography. This study was conducted on 21 dogs, selected from a total of 26 dogs confirmed to have a single thoracolumbar lesion. Results revealed that the accuracy of the patellar reflex for lesion localization was 71.4%. The accuracy of the patellar reflex (normal or hyperreflexic) for lesion localization in the T3-L3 segment in 15 dogs was 100%, while the accuracy of the …