ANATOMIC
ATLAS FOR THE CANINE LUMBOSACRAL SPINE
Transverse
Radiograph Localizer
1-
Cranial L6
2- Middle L6
3- Caudal L6
4-
L6-7 Disc
5- Caudal L7
6- L7-S1
Sagittal
Radiograph Localizer
1-
R Sacroiliac Joint
2- R IV Foramina
3- R Lateral Recess
4- Central Canal Discs
5- L IV Foramina
6- L Sacroiliac Joint
Dorsal
Radiograph Localizer
1-
Articular Process Joints
2- Lamina
3- Mid Canal
4- Discs: Nucleus Pulposus
1. Intervertebral disc: Cartilaginous joint between endplates of adjacent vertebrae. Consists of concentric bands of fibrous tissue (annulus fibrosus) surrounding a central gelatinous portion (nucleus pulposus). Type II disc degeneration is one of the most common causes of nerve root compression in dogs with degenerative lumbosacral disease. With type II disc degeneration, the annulus bulges outwardly in all directions and bone spurs form on the vertebral endplates at the attachment sites for the annulus. <Back