Morphology and morphometry of the foramen magnum in Toy Poodle and Yorkshire terrier dogs Morfologia e morfometria do forame magno em cães das raças Poodle Toy e Yorkshire terrier

The occipital dysplasia has been characterized by a dorsal enlargement of the foramen magnum which can vary in size and shape. Clinical signs may be present or not in animals with occipital dysplasia. The purpose of this study was to radiographically analyze the morphology and morphometry of the for...

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Main Authors: Carina Outi Baroni, Ana Carolina Brandão de Campos Fonseca Pinto, Julia Maria Matera, Christina Mahrenholz Kaufmann Chamone, Ayne Murata Hayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2011-07-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782011000700021