ABSTRACT
Subluxation and luxation can occur in combination with a vertebral fracture or be due to soft tissue disruption only, without evidence of vertebral injury. These injuries occur most frequently at the lumbosacral, thoracolumbar and atlantoaxial junctions. Cats are more likely to suffer from sacrocaudal fractures than dogs and typically have a combination of fracture and luxation, whereas approximately 20% of dogs suffer a luxation only.
