2009
Compressive Myelopathy of the Cervical Spine in Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis)
Zimmerman DM, Douglass M, Sutherland-Smith M, Aguilar R, Schaftenaar W, Shores A. Compressive Myelopathy of the Cervical Spine in Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2009, 40: 207-210. PMID: 19368265, DOI: 10.1638/2008-0030.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, ZooDecompression, SurgicalDiagnosis, DifferentialFatal OutcomeFemaleLizardsMaleSpinal Cord CompressionConceptsCervical subluxationCompressive myelopathySpinal cord compressionNerve root compressionCause of morbidityMagnetic resonance imagingNormal vertebral anatomyAmbulatory paraparesisCord compressionSurgical decompressionSupportive careRoot compressionCervical scoliosisLigament laxityCervical malformationsInciting causeAntemortem diagnosisCervical spineClinical signsChronic instabilityResonance imagingSubluxationCervical vertebraeMyelopathyVertebral anatomy
2008
Thoracolumbar Hemilaminectomy and Spinal Cord Decompression in a Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus)
Capitanio M, Zimmerman DM, Douglass M, Dew T. Thoracolumbar Hemilaminectomy and Spinal Cord Decompression in a Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2008, 39: 270-273. PMID: 18634223, DOI: 10.1638/2007-0140r.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsLaminectomyLumbar VertebraeMacacaMaleMonkey DiseasesSpinal Cord CompressionThoracic VertebraeTreatment Outcome