Figure 14-70.

Vertebral Abnormalities, Vertebral Column.

A, Scoliosis, thoracic vertebrae, ventrodorsal view, sheep. Lateral deviation of the spinal column. B, Kyphosis, thoracolumbar vertebrae, lateral view, sheep. Dorsal deviation of several vertebrae and a wedge-shaped vertebra (hemivertebra; C) have resulted in compression of the spinal cord. C, Hemivertebra, lumbar vertebrae, dog. Note that the craniodorsal portion of the body of the hemivertebra has protruded into the vertebral canal.

(A and B courtesy College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois. C courtesy Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University.)