Chiara Costa Devoti

Dr. Chiara Costa Devoti


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 November 2022 in Animals
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DFDomenico Fugazzotto
Domenico Fugazzotto
CDChiara Costa Devoti
Chiara Costa Devoti
MDMaria Pia Dumas
Maria Pia Dumas
CTChiara Teani
Chiara Teani
EBElisa Berti
Elisa Berti
OZOffer Zeira
Offer Zeira
The medical records of 14 Italian wolves (Canis lupus italicus) with a vertebral fracture or luxation (SFL) between C1 and L7 treated at Ospedale Veterinario San Michele from 2017 and 2022 were reviewed. The most common cause of SFL was “road traffic accident”. Neurological signs were graded from 0 to 6 using a modified Frankel scale. Spinal fractures occurred in C1–C5 in 1 case, in T3–L3 in 11 cases and in L4–L7 in 2 cases. Six wolves were euthanized without treatment because they presented paraplegia without deep pain perception (DPP). Two animals with motor function were treated conservatively, and later on one of them was euthanized because of neurological impairment. Six wolves were surgically treated. Seven wolves had good neurological recovery, and six of them were released into the wild. Our results suggest that wolves with DPP before surgery may have a good functional recovery.