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6 year old Australian Shepherd

November 14, 2016 By Allison Zwingenberger

Today’s case is a 6-year-old male neutered Australian Shepherd dog. Tense abdomen, stiff gait. Proprioceptive deficits in the hind limbs. Pain on palpation of the thoracolumbar junction. Leave your findings in the comments.

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Findings

There is an irregular new bone proliferation on the ventral aspect of the body of the L2 vertebra. The vertebral lamina appears slightly sclerotic. No other abnormalities are identified.

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Differential Diagnosis

Possible aggressive bone lesion L2 (osteomyelitis, neoplasia, migrating foreign body).

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Diagnosis

Chronic active osteomyelitis. No initiating agent or foreign body was identified.

Filed Under: Canine, Case of the Day, Musculoskeletal, Radiographs

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