Publications by authors named "J Gernhardt"
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- Dynamic computed tomography (CT) is being evaluated for its effectiveness in imaging the equine cervical articular process joints (APJs) through video sequences of their movement.
- A study was conducted using cervical specimens from 12 Warmblood horses, employing a custom motorized device to capture dynamic 2D and 3D CT images, revealing that 2D videos provided better image quality than 3D during various phases of neck movement.
- While results showed promise for the application of dynamic CT in veterinary medicine, limitations included a small sample size and the removal of surrounding tissues, indicating further research is necessary.
Appropriate medical care for donkeys is challenging despite being important working animals in non-industrialized countries and pets in first world countries. Although the same principles of diagnosis and therapy as in horses are commonly applied, there are differences in reference values and physiologic reaction to dynamic tests. However, donkeys seem to suffer from typical equine diseases, such as metabolic syndrome and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Surgical fusion of vertebral segments is a treatment option for horses with cervical stenotic myelopathy or cervical fracture.Degenerative disease affecting adjacent vertebral segments is a reported complication following surgical vertebral fusion in other species, termed adjacent segment disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of cervical vertebral fusion on the biomechanics of adjacent vertebral segments in the horse.
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