Geographic Range. The original range of Canis lupus consisted of the majority of the Northern hemisphere -- from the Arctic continuing south to a latitude of 20Â° S, which runs through southern Central Mexico, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
Disc desiccation is an extremely common degenerative change of intervertebral discs. The incidence climbs with age, and to a large degree a gradual desiccation is a 'normal' part of disc aging. It results from replacement of the hydrophilic glycosaminoglycans within the nucleus polposus with fibrocartilage.
imbrication. surgical pleating and folding of tissue to realign organs and provide extra support, e.g. chronically stretched joint capsule. Flo imbrication. a method for repair of cranial cruciate repair in the dog in which sutures are placed around the patellar tendon and the fabellae.