Developing a predictive model for spinal shock in dogs with spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reduced pelvic limb reflexes in dogs with spinal cord injury typically suggests a lesion of the L4-S3 spinal cord segments. However, pelvic limb reflexes might also be reduced in dogs with a T3-L3 myelopathy and concurrent spinal shock.

Hypothesis/objectives

We hypothesized that statistical models could be used to identify clinical variables associated with spinal shock in dogs with spinal cord injuries.

Animals

Cohort of 59 dogs with T3-L3 myelopathies and spinal shock and 13 dogs with L4-S3 myelopathies.

Methods

Data used for this study were prospectively entered by partner institutions into the International Canine Spinal Cord Injury observational registry between October 2016 and July 2019. Univariable logistic regression analyses were performed

SUBMITTER: McBride R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8965241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature