Spondylosis Deformans
Spondylosis deformans is thought to be a degenerative disease of the vertebrae. These vertebral changes are often found on survey radiographs. Debate continues as to its clinical significance in animals with vertebral pain. While often this bony change does not cause obvious clinical disease, if the proliferative bone extends dorsally and laterally to compress exiting peripheral nerves, pain and limb dysfunction may result. If spondylosis results secondarily to intervertebral disk disease, alterations in vertebral articulation associated with intervertebral disk degeneration may result in spinal pain concurrently.
Age of Onset: Older animals are more commonly affected
Sex Predisposition: Any sex of animal can be affected
Clinical Course:
Variable
Variable
Clinical Signs:
Movement
Stiffness in the trunk
Painful Reactions
Occasional discomfort
Movement
Stiffness in the trunk
Painful Reactions
Occasional discomfort
Spinal - thoracolumbar and lumbosacral most common
Unknown
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