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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787716
Radial Head and Neck Ostectomy Maintained Elbow Joint Function in a Labrador Retriever with Type 1 Congenital Elbow Luxation
Funding Funds from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Veterinary School Discretionary Research funding account of Dr Susan Schaefer were used to pay for the one-year postoperative examination, radiographs, and gait analysis.
Abstract
A 6-month-old Labrador Retriever was diagnosed with a Type 1 caudolateral congenital right elbow luxation. A radial head and neck ostectomy was performed with no surgical attempt to further stabilize the elbow joint. One year after surgery, objective gait analysis showed only a mild asymmetry in peak vertical forces. Pre- and postoperative Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs scores showed a decrease in perceived pain and a reduction in signs of osteoarthritis. In dogs with congenital radial head luxation, a radial head and neck ostectomy without surgical joint stabilization may be a viable, simple option for a one-time intervention that can reduce pain and signs of secondary osteoarthritis and improve limb function.
Keywords
radial head and neck ostectomy - canine elbow luxation - radial luxation - radial ostectomyPublikationsverlauf
Eingereicht: 06. September 2023
Angenommen: 05. Mai 2024
Artikel online veröffentlicht:
14. Juni 2024
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