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Femoral nerve entrapment in a dog with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
1Alen Lai, North Shore Veterinary Specialist Centre, Small Animal Surgery Department, 64 Atchision St., Crows Nest, NSW 2065, Australia,
Objective:
To report femoral neuropathy caused by nerve entrapment associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH).
Study Design:
Case report.
Animal:
Seven-year-old female spayed Boxer dog.
Results:
Entrapment of the right femoral nerve due to DISH caused a femoral nerve deficit and atrophy of muscle groups associated with the affected nerve. A combination of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging was performed to provide a diagnosis. Amputation of the right transverse process of the sixth lumbar vertebra at the level of nerve entrapment relieved the neurological abnormality.
Conclusions:
Nerve entrapment leading to neurapraxia may occur concurrently with DISH and surgery in this case was successful in restoring function.
Clinical Relevance:
Peripheral neuropathy from nerve entrapment should be considered in patients with DISH. Surgical amputation of impinging osseous structures may be indicated for relief of femoral neuropathy.
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