Stenosis of the cervical spine. People. Small pets

Abstract

Acquired stenosis of the spinal canal is the most common progressive pathological condition, which is characteristic of degenerative changes in the spine. With age, the incidence of stenosis increases. At the cervical level, nonmyelopathic compression of the spinal cord is registered in a quarter of the healthy population. Possible predictors of progression of stenosis with rapid development of neurological deficits are required to be clarified. The goal of our work is to determine the possibilities of the computer tomography method for examining the cervical spine and comparing parameters in humans and small pets, for objectification and morphometry using native scans and 3D reconstructions, standardized programs, to identify new pathophysiological mechanisms, new etiopathogenic factors of the development of intervertebral osteochondrosis in humans and small domestic animals, its complications, in particular, stenotic changes in the structures of the spinal canal, myelopathy.