OrthoVetSuperSite | The site on veterinary orthopaedics

In the spotlight

Clinical arena: Patellar luxation

Abstracts of the week

Outcome, Complications, and Follow-Up in Dogs Treated with Pancarpal Arthrodesis Stabilized with Orthogonal Plates

Alba Rial García, Charlie Brincin, Andrew Craig

J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2024 Nov 1;60(6):252-264. doi: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-7421.

This retrospective study documents a suitable technique for pancarpal arthrodesis in dogs with carpal injuries.

Small animal

Carpus

Accuracy of intraoperative identification of the tibial intercondylar eminence in the sagittal plane in dogs

Brenda M Alcântara, Bruno W Minto, Alefe L C Carrera, Rodrigo C S Faustino, Lara C M Lopes, Luis G G G Dias

Vet Surg. 2025 Jun 2. doi: 10.1111/vsu.14285.

A meticulous intraoperative identification of the TIcE can improve the accuracy of tibial osteotomies.

Small animal

Tibia

Analysis of humeral condylar morphology in dogs with and without humeral intracondylar fissure

Emily Frapwell, Moira Watkins, Bryony Halcrow, Heather Goodrum, Neil J Burton, Daniel M Ogden, Steve Bright, Bill Oxley

Vet Surg. 2025 Jun 2. doi: 10.1111/vsu.14286.

Greater angulation of the axial surfaces of the humeral condylar articular surface could predispose to HIF formation.

Small animal

Humerus

Subscribe to

Veterinary Surgery

Veterinary Surgery full paper - Kindly offered by Wiley
From April 2019, OVSS readers will have the opportunity to download a paper on orthopedics from each issue of Veterinary Surgery, for free.

Accuracy and safety of two landmark-guided techniques for arthrocentesis and intra-articular injection of the shoulder in dogs

Objective

To determine the accuracy and safety of two landmark-guided techniques for shoulder arthrocentesis and injection.

Detection of intra-articular implant penetration of the canine stifle with radiography: A cadaveric study

Objective

To determine if intra-articular implant penetration (IAIP) could be detected with radiography when implants were placed at predetermined positions within the canine stifle.

Association of fracture gap with implant failure in radius and ulna fractures in toy breed dogs - A multicenter retrospective cohort study

Objective

To assess the impact of a postoperative fracture gap on implant failure following radius and ulna fracture repair in toy breed dogs.

Vcot

Kindly Full paper offered by VCOT

A Retrospective Study of Risk Factors Associated with Refracture after Repair of Radial–Ulnar Fractures in Small-Breed Dogs

Objective The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for refracture after radial union in small-breed dogs.

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