SURGICAL INTERVENTION FOR THE CORRECTION OF FECAL IMPACTION IN AN OBSTIPATED CAT WITH AN OLD COMPRESSION INJURY IN THE LUMBOSACRAL REGION OF THE SPINE

Surgical intervention for the correction of fecal impaction in an obstipated cat with an old compression injury in the lumbosacral region of the spine

Abstract Background Feline obstipation is a clinical condition often manifested by defecation inability that results in fecal impaction.This is frequently associated with a blunt traumatic injury that affects mostly the spine and surrounding structures in the caudal part of the back leading to vertebral compression.Case presentation A 6-month-old,

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Performance and cost-effectiveness of air disc brakes and air drum brakes for truck semi-trailers in different road and speed conditions

This study uses TruckSimTM to model disc brakes and drum brakes on a fully loaded truck semi-trailer to study the performance of each brake type as ENGLISH BREAKFAST downgrades and speeds vary.The brake performance is measured based on braking distance.A simplified economic comparison based on life cycle cost analysis to determine which road and ve

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