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Studies relating to back scoring of Dachshunds

Mechanical factors affecting the occurrence of intervertebral disc calcification in the dachshund–a population study

Jensen VF, Ersbøll AK.

Published: June 2000

  • Exercise
  • Conformation
  • Stair Climbing
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    Quantification of the association between intervertebral disc calcification and disc herniation in Dachshunds

    Vibeke F Jensen, SarahBeck, Knud A Christensen, Jens Arnbjerg.

    Published: October 2008

    • Calcification Odds Ratio
    • Age
    • IVDD Risk
    • Selective Breeding
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    Prevalence of radiographic detectable intervertebral disc calcifications in Dachshunds surgically treated for disc extrusion.

    Rohdin, C., Jeserevic, J.,Viitmaa, R. et al.

    Published: 14 April 2010

    • High-Risk Locations
    • Calcification
    • Surgery Locations
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    Association between various physical factors and acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disk extrusion or protrusion in Dachshunds

    Jonathan M Levine, Gwendolyn J Levine, Sharon C Kerwin, Bianca F Hettlich, Geoffrey T Fosgate

    Published: August 2006

    • Conformation
    • Pelvic Circumference
    • Calcaneus-to-patellar
    • IVDD Risk
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    Breeding schemes for intervertebral disc disease in dachshunds: Is disc calcification score preferable to genotyping of the FGF4 retro gene insertion on CFA12?

    Camilla Sichlau Bruun, Charlotte Bruun, Tine Marx, Helle Friis Proschowsky & Merete Fredholm

    Published: Dec 2020

    • Calcification
    • DNA Testing
    • IVDD Risk
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    Intervertebral disc disease in Dachshunds radiographically screened for intervertebral disc calcifications

    Anu K Lappalainen, Elina Vaittinen, Jouni Junnila & Outi Laitinen-Vapaavuori

    Published: 19 Dec 2014

    • Grading
    • Calcification
    • Stats
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    Neuter status as a risk factor for canine intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH) in dachshunds: a retrospective cohort study

    Marianne Dorn & Ian J.Seath

    Published: 15 Nov 2018

    • Early Desexing
    • Sex
    • IVDD Risk
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    Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Inheritance of Disc Calcification in the Dachshund

    V. F. Jensen,K. A.Christensen

    Published: 25 Dec 2001

    • Inheritance
    • Dam
    • IVDD Risk
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    Magnetic resonance imaging findings in dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease: 69 cases

    Omer Besalti DVM, PhD1, Zeynep Pekcan DVM, PhD2, Y. Sinan Sirin DVM3, and Gonca Erbas MD4

    Published: 15 Mar 2006

    • MRI
    • IVDD Risk
    • All Breeds
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    Intervertebral disc disease in Dachshunds radiographically screened for intervertebral disc calcifications

    Anu K Lappalainen, Elina Vaittinen, Jouni Junnila, Outi Laitinen-Vapaavuori

    Published: Dec 2014

    • IVC Grades
    • Calcification
    • Age
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    Interobserver agreement of computed tomography in detecting calcified intervertebral discs in comparison with radiography in a population of 13 healthy British Dachshund dogs

    Sara Formoso, Sam Khan, Mark Lowrie, Jonathan Hughes, Paul Freeman

    Published: March 2023

    • CT Scans
    • Accuracy
    • Screening Programme
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    How long and low can you go? Effect of conformation on the risk of thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion in domestic dogs

    Rowena M A Packer, Anke Hendricks, Holger A Volk, Nadia K Shihab, Charlotte C Burn

    Published: July 2013

    • Miniature
    • Overweight
    • Height to Length
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    A comparison of thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion in French Bulldogs and Dachshunds and association with congenital vertebral anomalies

    Anu K Lappalainen, Elina Vaittinen, Jouni Junnila, Outi Laitinen-Vapaavuori

    Published: Dec 2014

    • Roached Backs
    • IVDE
    • French Bulldogs vs Dachshunds
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    Evaluation of intervertebral disc degeneration in young adult asymptomatic Dachshunds with magnetic resonance imaging and radiography

    Vilma Liisa Jerosa Reunanen, Tarja Susanna Jokinen, Marjo Kristiina Hytönen, Jouni Juho Tapio Junnila, Anu Katriina Lappalainen

    Published: Sept 2023

    • DNA Testing
    • CT Scans
    • Screening Programme
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    Thoracic to lumbar vertebral column length and length ratios in miniature dachshunds with and without thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion

    Charlotte D A Fletcher, Edward J Ives, Filip Kajin, Ian Seath, Nicholas J Grapes, Bruno A Lopes, Anna Knebel, Holger A Volk, Steven De Decker

    Published: Sept 2023

    • IVDE
    • Ribcage to Lumber Ration
    • Conformation
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