Association between filum terminale internum length and pain in Cavalier King Charles spaniels with and without syringomyelia.

Courtney R SparksChristian WoelfelIan RobertsonNatasha Jane Olby

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2021)

Painful CKCS without SM have decreased distance between the termination of the spinal cord and dural sac, suggesting a shorter FTIL. More caudal spinal cord termination is associated with development of lumbar SM.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
chronic pain
minimally invasive
pain management