Accessory caudal glenoid ossification centre as possible cause of lameness in nine dogs

M. Olivieri; A. Piras; D. J. Marcellin-Little; P. Borghetti; A. Vezzoni

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1632800

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Table of Contents

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2004; 17(03): 131-135
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632800

Clinical Communication

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Accessory caudal glenoid ossification centre as possible cause of lameness in nine dogs

Authors

M. Olivieri

¹Malpensa Small Animal Veterinary Clinic, Samarate, Varese, Italy
A. Piras

²Oakland Veterinary Clinic, Newry, Northern Ireland
D. J. Marcellin-Little

³North Carolina State University, USA
P. Borghetti

⁴Department of Animal Health-Pathology Unit, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Parma, Italy
A. Vezzoni

⁵Small Animal Veterinary Clinic, Cremona, Italy

Abstract

Summary

An accessory centre of ossification was identified on the caudal aspect of the glenoid (ACGOC) in nine dogs. In three of the dogs, concomitant lesions were found in the same shoulder joint. When they appeared to be loose, the fragments were removed using arthroscopy in eight dogs. Upon histological examination in four dogs, the presence of articular cartilage on these ACGOC confirmed the fact that they represented a portion of the glenoid. The resolution of the clinical signs in six cases with isolated ACGOC after fragment excision and without concomitant lesions suggests that ACGOC was the cause of lameness in these affected dogs.

Keywords

Scapula - dog - shoulder joint - glenoid - accessory ossification centre - incomplete ossification - arthroscopy

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