Osteomyelitis of the atlanto-occipital region as a sequela to a pharyngeal stick injury

An eight‐year‐old female Belgian shepherd dog was referred for investigation of chronic neck pain. The dog had sustained a pharyngeal injury 12 weeks previously while catching a stick. Radiographs of the cervical spine revealed signs consistent with a septic arthritis of the atlanto‐occipital joint...

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Published inJournal of small animal practice Vol. 40; no. 9; pp. 446 - 448
Main Authors Pratt, J.N.J, Munro, E.A.C, Kirby, B.M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.1999
Subjects
animal injuries
Animals
Atlanto-Occipital Joint - diagnostic imaging
branches
case studies
Dog Diseases - etiology
Dogs
Female
foreign bodies
Foreign Bodies - veterinary
migration
neck
osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis - etiology
Osteomyelitis - veterinary
pharynx
Pharynx - injuries
Radiography
septic arthritis
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Summary:An eight‐year‐old female Belgian shepherd dog was referred for investigation of chronic neck pain. The dog had sustained a pharyngeal injury 12 weeks previously while catching a stick. Radiographs of the cervical spine revealed signs consistent with a septic arthritis of the atlanto‐occipital joint and osteomyelitis of both occipital condyles and the atlas. A foreign body was identified ultrasonographically in the retropharyngeal soft tissues, and a stick was surgically removed from a site ventral to the right side of the atlanto‐occipital joint. The signs of neck pain started to resolve within a week of surgery.
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ISSN:0022-4510
1748-5827
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1999.tb03121.x