Arthroscopic treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the shoulder in 126 dogs

M. Olivieri; E. Ciliberto; D. A. Hulse; A. Vezzoni; F. Ingravalle; B. Peirone

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1616590

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Table of Contents

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2007; 20(01): 65-691
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616590

Clinical Communication

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Arthroscopic treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the shoulder in 126 dogs

M. Olivieri

¹Malpensa Small Animal Veterinary Clinic, Samarate – Varese, Italy

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E. Ciliberto

²Department of Animal Pathology, University of Turin, Italy

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D. A. Hulse

³Texas A&M University, Texas, USA

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A. Vezzoni

⁴Small Animal Veterinary Clinic, Cremona, Italy

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F. Ingravalle

⁵Istituto Zooprofilattico del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta, Turin, Italy

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B. Peirone

²Department of Animal Pathology, University of Turin, Italy

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Abstract

Summary

Osteochondritis dissecans of the shoulder joint was treated by arthroscopy in 126 dogs. Twenty-four dogs had bilateral surgery, making a total of 150 joints treated. The OCD flaps were removed in small pieces through the cannula or in a single piece through a stab incision. The lameness resolved completely within seven-60 days following arthroscopy in 137 out of 150 affected limbs. Within a subset of 47 dogs with unilateral OCD, it was found that lesions located on the caudo-medial region of the humeral head had a better functional outcome than those lesions located in the caudo-central region of the humeral head.

Keywords

Dog - shoulder - osteochondritis dissecans - arthroscopy

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