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Evaluation of the effects of cementless total hip replacement on femoral length in skeletally immature dogs

Ida Forzisi, Aldo Vezzoni, Luca Vezzoni, Dario Drudi, Alexandros Bourbos, Denis J Marcellin-Little

Vet Surg. 2024 Oct 28. doi: 10.1111/vsu.14180.

Cementless THR performed in skeletally immature dogs with severe hip problems did not impact femoral length in a clinically relevant fashion.

Small animal

Hip

Long-term clinical outcomes and retrieval analysis of a cementless total knee replacement in a dog

Agnieszka B Fracka, Matthew J Allen, Loic M Dejardin

Vet Surg. 2024 Oct 14. doi: 10.1111/vsu.14175.

This case demonstrates that cementless TKR can be associated with excellent clinical function.

Small animal

Knee

Clinical Presentation, Surgical Treatment, and Outcome of Traumatic Patellar Luxation in 11 Dogs and 5 Cats: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study between 2011 and 2022

Julien Boullenger, Clémentine Beyer, Paul Sériot, Emilien Griffeuille, Sophie Gibert, Antoine Dunié-Mérigot

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2024 Sep 3. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1790220.

Soft tissue techniques and FPS were effective in the surgical treatment of traumatic PL in dogs and cats.

Small animal

Luxation/Subluxation Knee

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External skeletal fixation for the treatment of pelvic fractures in cats

Objective

To report the technique and the outcome for the repair of pelvic fractures in cats using external skeletal fixation (ESF).

Tibial fracture associated with use of Arthrex self-tapping screws during tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in dogs and development of transcortical tibial fracture

Objective

Medical records for dogs treated with tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) using Arthrex 3.5 mm self-tapping screws (STS) were evaluated to determine the incidence rate of transcortical tibial fractures (TCTF) and development of complications.

Short-term outcomes of 43 dogs treated with arthroscopic suturing for meniscal tears associated with cranial cruciate ligament disease

Objective

To describe short-term outcomes and complications in dogs receiving meniscal suturing and concurrent tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) with or without augmentation with an extracapsular suture.

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Permanent Iatrogenic Fibular Nerve Injury following Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy

The aim of this study was to describe three dogs with permanent fibular nerve injury following tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO). Fibular nerve injury following TPLO led to atrophy of the cranial tibial muscle, absent hock flexion and a mild lameness.

Long-Term Outcome and Complications after Transcondylar Screw Placement for Canine Humeral Intracondylar Fissure

Objective The aim of this study was to report postoperative complications and long-term outcomes following transcondylar screw placement for humeral intracondylar fissure (HIF).

Daniel Low , Victoria Hutchings, Scott Rutherford

Complications and Long-Term Outcomes after Combined Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy and Tibial Tuberosity Transposition for Treatment of Concurrent Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Grade III or IV Medial Patellar Luxation

Objectives This study aims to report complications and long-term outcomes of combined tibial plateau leveling osteotomy and tibial tuberosity transposition (TPLO-TTT) for treatment of concurrent cranial cruciate ligament rupture and medial patellar luxation (MPL).