Vertebral formulae and congenital vertebral anomalies in African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris)

IF 0.5 4区农林科学 Q4 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI:10.1053/j.jepm.2024.03.007

Dominik Komenda , Hana Moserová , Michaela Petríková , Lucia Kasalová , Petr Linhart , Pavel Proks

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Abstract

Background

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of vertebral formulae and congenital vertebral anomalies in African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris).

Methods

Sixty-five African pygmy hedgehogs (APHs) of both sexes were used in this retrospective study. Assessment of whole-body radiographs was done.

Results

Five different vertebral formulae were recognized with C7/Th14/L6/S4/Cd8-12 (46.15% of APHs) being the most common. Other detected formulae were C7/Th14/L6/S3/Cd10-11 (7.69% of APHs), C7/Th14/L5/S4/Cd9-11 (13.85% of APHs), C7/Th15/L5/S4/Cd9-12 (13.85% of APHs), C7/Th13/L6/S4/Cd10 (1.54% of APHs). Presacral formula C7/Th14/L6 was the most common, detected in 53.85% of APHs. Congenital vertebral anomalies were detected in 11/65 (16.92%) APHs. Most of them were localized in the thoracolumbar junction in the form of a transitional vertebra (10/65; 15.38% of APHs) and one block vertebra was detected (1/65; 1.54% of APHs). No significant association with gender was detected.

Conclusion and clinical relevance

This study establishes the most common vertebral formula and incidence of vertebral anomalies in A. albiventris.

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非洲侏儒刺猬（Atelerix albiventris）的脊椎结构和先天性脊椎畸形

背景本研究的目的是确定非洲侏儒刺猬（Atelerix albiventris）椎体结构和先天性椎体畸形的患病率。方法本回顾性研究使用了 65 只非洲侏儒刺猬（APHs），雌雄均有。结果发现了五种不同的脊椎形态，其中最常见的是 C7/Th14/L6/S4/Cd8-12（占 46.15%）。其他检测到的公式为 C7/Th14/L6/S3/Cd10-11（占 APHs 的 7.69%）、C7/Th14/L5/S4/Cd9-11（占 APHs 的 13.85%）、C7/Th15/L5/S4/Cd9-12（占 APHs 的 13.85%）、C7/Th13/L6/S4/Cd10（占 APHs 的 1.54%）。骶前型 C7/Th14/L6 最为常见，在 53.85% 的 APH 中检出。在 11/65 例（16.92%）APH 中发现了先天性脊椎畸形。其中大部分以过渡椎的形式出现在胸腰椎交界处（10/65；占 APH 的 15.38%），还有一个阻滞椎（1/65；占 APH 的 1.54%）。结论和临床相关性这项研究确定了白纹腹角蛙最常见的椎骨公式和椎骨异常的发生率。

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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 农林科学-兽医学

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