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CC BY 4.0 · VCOT Open 2024; 07(01): e40-e45
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1785214
Case Report

Pancarpal Arthrodesis Using Antibiotic–Impregnated Calcium Sulfate Beads in a Dog with Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis

Amy Davenport 
1   Department of Small Animal Surgery, Pride Veterinary Referrals, Derby, United Kingdom
,
Frances Bird
1   Department of Small Animal Surgery, Pride Veterinary Referrals, Derby, United Kingdom
,
Rosario Vallefuoco
1   Department of Small Animal Surgery, Pride Veterinary Referrals, Derby, United Kingdom
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Abstract

A 6-year-old Lurcher dog was referred for evaluation and treatment of a septic carpal arthritis, associated osteomyelitis of the radius and radial carpal bone and antebrachiocarpal luxation following a previous articular surgery 14 weeks prior to presentation. A staged approached was elected and following removal of the original implants, a pancarpal arthrodesis was performed using autologous bone graft and gentamicin-impregnated bioabsorbable calcium sulfate beads. At 12 weeks postoperatively, lameness had resolved on the operated limb and complete joint fusion was confirmed on radiographic evaluation. The purpose of this case report is to describe the successful short- and long-term outcome of a pancarpal arthrodesis using antibiotic medication–impregnated calcium sulfate beads, providing details about the surgical technique used for management of a destructive septic arthritis and osteomyelitis.

Keywords

local antibiotic medication therapy - bioabsorbable beads - arthrodesis - septic arthritis - infection


Publication History

Received: 30 October 2023

Accepted: 11 January 2024

Article published online:
18 April 2024

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