背景:关于第六(C6)和第七(C7)颈椎腹层的先天性变异的临床相关性及其与其他放射学异常的关系存在争议。
目的:记录C6和C7的先天性变异以及从C6到第二胸椎(T2)的其他放射学异常的患病率。
方法:横断面。
方法:该研究包括在两个转诊机构接受临床评估的年龄≥3岁的Warmblood马:127只对照马和96例(神经,颈部疼痛或僵硬,或与颈部相关的前肢跛行)。所有马匹都接受了标准化的骨科和神经系统检查。获取C5至T2的外侧-外侧和外侧45°-55°腹侧-外侧背侧(从左到右和从右到左)射线照相视图,并使用预定的分级系统对马的临床类别进行评估。
结果:54匹马(24.2%)的C7腹侧异常。病例与对照马相比,先天性变异的可能性较小,p=0.0002,相对风险(RR):0.63(95%置信区间[CI]:0.4,1.0)。C7的先天性变异体的存在与C6-C7,C7-T1或T1-T2的关节过程(AP)的建模之间没有关联。与对照马相比,病例更有可能在C6-C7,p=0.01,RR:1.94,CI:1.1,3.5和C7-T1,p=0.04,RR:1.97,CI:1.2,3.2。
结论:由每个机构的一名评估者独立阅读射线照片。
结论:先天性C7变异的存在与任何其他放射学发现之间没有关联。与对照马相比,先天性变异在病例中的发生率较低。是否存在先天性变异与病例类型之间没有关联。
BACKGROUND: There is controversy about the clinical relevance of congenital variants of the ventral laminae of the sixth (C6) and seventh (C7) cervical vertebrae and their relationship with other radiological abnormalities.
OBJECTIVE: To document the prevalence of congenital variants of C6 and C7 and that of other radiological abnormalities from C6 to the second thoracic vertebra (T2).
METHODS: Cross-sectional.
METHODS: The study included Warmblood horses ≥3 years of age undergoing clinical assessment at two referral institutions: 127 control horses and 96 cases (neurologic, neck pain or stiffness, or neck-related forelimb lameness). All horses underwent a standardised orthopaedic and neurologic examination. Lateral-lateral and lateral 45°-55° ventral-lateral dorsal (left to right and right to left) radiographic views of C5 to T2 were acquired and assessed blinded to the horse\'s clinical category using a predetermined grading system.
RESULTS: The ventral profile of C7 was abnormal in 54 horses (24.2%). Cases were less likely to have congenital variants than control horses, p = 0.0002, relative risk (RR): 0.63 (95% confidence intervals [CIs]: 0.4, 1.0). There was no association between the presence of a congenital variant of C7 and the presence of modelling of the articular processes (APs) of C6-C7, C7-T1 or T1-T2. Cases were more likely to have severe modelling of the APs at C6-C7, p = 0.01, RR: 1.94, CI: 1.1, 3.5 and C7-T1, p = 0.04, RR: 1.97, CI: 1.2, 3.2 compared with control horses.
CONCLUSIONS: Radiographs were read by one assessor independently at each institution.
CONCLUSIONS: There was no association between the presence of congenital variants of C7 and any other radiological findings. Congenital variants occurred less frequently in cases compared with control horses. There was no association between the presence or absence of a congenital variant and the type of case.