Abstracts of the week

V I Vallios, K R Crosse, A Bolia
N Z Vet J. 2024 Nov;72(6):341-346. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2024.2389928
This case series therefore provides evidence in support of this treatment option for this heterogeneous congenital deformity.
Small animal
M Sprocatti, M A Solano, V Volckaert, A Danielski
J Small Anim Pract. 2024 Sep 7. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13784.
Radiographic imaging alone is insufficient for reliably diagnosing humeral intracondylar fissures in dogs.
Small animal
V C Hutchings, S Rutherford
J Small Anim Pract. 2024 Aug 14. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13768.
Follow-up CT may be warranted in skeletally immature French bulldogs.
Small animal

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.

Objective

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

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.

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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Kindly Full paper offered by VCOT

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.

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

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).

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