Use of a 1.5 mm butterfly locking plate for stabilization of atlantoaxial pathology in three toy breed dogs.
(2011)
Journal - Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T (Germany )
Abstract :
The objective of this study was to describe the use of a titanium 1.5 mm locking plate in the stabilization of atlantoaxial pathology in three toy breed dogs. Two dogs with atlantoaxial subluxation and another dog with an axial fracture, confirmed by diagnostic imaging, were stabilized via a ventral approach with a 1.5 mm titanium 5-hole locking butterfly-plate. Surgical reduction and stabilization were assessed by computed tomography and radiography after surgery. Follow-up evaluation for resolution of neurological signs and possible complications was performed in all three dogs. For long-term assessment, a telephone follow-up was performed. A considerable improvement of neurological signs occurred within two to four weeks after surgery. An excellent clinical outcome was identified in all three patients. Adequate stabilization and resolution of neurological signs in all three dogs was achieved. The stabilization of atlantoaxial surgical conditions in toy breeds with the 1.5 mm titanium 5-hole butterfly locking plate appears to be an effective means of surgical treatment.
| ISSN : | 0932-0814 |
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| Mesh Heading : | Animals Atlanto-Axial Joint Bone Plates Dislocations Dog Diseases Dogs Female Fractures, Bone Male surgery pathology surgery surgery pathology surgery |
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| Mesh Heading Relevant : | pathology veterinary veterinary pathology injuries veterinary |
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Topographic and age-dependent distribution of subchondral bone density in the elbow joints of clinically normal dogs.
(2011)
Journal - American journal of veterinary research (United States )
Abstract :
To investigate topographic and age-dependent adaptation of subchondral bone density in the elbow joints of healthy dogs by means of computed tomographic osteoabsorptiometry (CTOAM). Animals-42 elbow joints of 29 clinically normal dogs of various breeds and ages.Subchondral bone densities of the humeral, radial, and ulnar joint surfaces of the elbow relative to a water-hydroxyapatite phantom were assessed by means of CTOAM. Distribution patterns in juvenile, adult, and geriatric dogs (age, < 1 year, 1 to 8 years, and > 8 years, respectively) were determined and compared within and among groups.An area of increased subchondral bone density was detected in the humerus distomedially and cranially on the trochlea and in the olecranon fossa. The ulna had maximum bone densities on the anconeal and medial coronoid processes. Increased bone density was detected in the craniomedial region of the joint surface of the radius. A significant age-dependent increase in subchondral bone density was revealed in elbow joint surfaces of the radius, ulna, and humerus. Mean subchondral bone density of the radius was significantly less than that of the ulna in paired comparisons for all dogs combined and in adult and geriatric, but not juvenile, dog groups.An age-dependent increase in subchondral bone density at the elbow joint was revealed. Maximal relative subchondral bone densities were detected consistently at the medial coronoid process and central aspect of the humeral trochlea, regions that are commonly affected in dogs with elbow dysplasia.
| ISSN : | 0002-9645 |
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| Mesh Heading : | Aging Animals Arthrography Bone Density Dog Diseases Dogs Female Forelimb Joints Male Osteoarthritis Radius Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ulna physiology physiology radiography physiology radiography physiology radiography |
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| Mesh Heading Relevant : | veterinary radiography physiology radiography veterinary |
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