The prevalence of intervertebral disc degeneration in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine in asymptomatic cats
The prevalence of feline IVDD significantly increases with progressive age, with the thoracic and cervical IVDs showing the highest odds for degeneration. However, extreme stages of IVDD were only occasionally observed.
Authors
- David Schmid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6123-8528)
- Lucas A. Smolders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2689-3842)
- Frank Steffen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0383-1423)
- Richard B. Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8727-3903)
- Valentina Lanzillotta
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- University of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2024-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.24.04.0095
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.91