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(a) Right lateral thoracic radiograph and (b) dorsoventral view of thorax. Both images were taken conscious with sandbags as restraints
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No abnormalities had been detected at the referring veterinary surgery on survey spinal radiography (Figure 1).
CT images of the affected rib head. Asterisks indicate the affected rib; arrows indicate normal foramina. (a) Axial view (plus sign indicates the normal position of the left rib), (b) sagittal view, (c) coronal view and (d) three dimensional reconstruction.. R = right; L = left; Cr = cranial; Ca = caudal
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T12 ribs in the dorsal third region (Figure 2). There was luxation of the T9 rib head, which appeared to be located within the T8-T9 intervertebral foramen. The dorsal rim of the T8-T9 foramen was fractured.