November 2021

Locking compression plates versus locking plates for TPLO in dogs: progression of osteoarthritis, bone healing score and lameness degree

The locking compression system allowed a more rapid functional recovery of the limb.

Intra-articular methylprednisolone and bupivacaine for treatment of sesamoid disease in dogs

Dogs treated with CMNR had slower improvement.

Distraction Stabilization of Degenerative Lumbosacral Stenosis: Technique and Mid- to Long-Term Outcome in 30 Cases

Distraction stabilization is a complex procedure which can significantly increase foraminal width.

Analgesic effects and arthritic changes following tramadol administration in a rat hip osteoarthritis model

OA changes significantly progressed in the MIA + Tramadol group compared to the MIA + Vehicle group.

Reliability of range-of-motion measurements of healthy dogs examined while walking on a treadmill

Measurement of ROM in healthy dogs was shown to be diagnostically unreliable.

Evaluation of Meniscal Load and Load Distribution in the Canine Stifle after TPLO with Postoperative Tibia Plateau Angles of 6 and 1 Degrees

The contact force on both menisci is reduced significantly after TPLO with a TPA of 1 degree.

Computed tomographic assessment of the completeness of arthroscopic subtotal coronoidectomy in dogs with medial coronoid disease

Incomplete removal was more likely to occur in the presence of radial incisure lesions.

Greater trochanter osteotomy as a component of cementless total hip replacement: Five cases in four dogs

GTO was effective in facilitating cementless THR.

Minimal Invasive Fluoroscopic Percutaneous Lateral Stabilization of Thoracolumbar Spinal Fractures and Luxations Using Unilateral Uniplanar External Skeletal Fixators in Dogs and Cats

The present work shows that type 1a ESF can be successfully and minimally invasively applied inthese fractures.

Defining the rate of, and factors influencing, radiographic progression of osteoarthritis of the canine hip joint

The rate of progression of radiographically assessed coxofemoral OA varies greatly.