TY - JOUR AU - Panichi, Enrico; Cappellari, Fulvio; Olimpo, Matteo; Piras, Lisa A.; Radasch, Robert; Ferretti, Antonio; Peirone, Bruno TI - Distal femoral osteotomy using a novel deformity reduction device SN - 0932-0814 SN - 2567-6911 PY - 2016 JO - Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol JF - Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology LA - EN VL - 29 IS - 05 SP - 426 EP - 432 DA - 2017/12/19 KW - Patellar luxation KW - jig KW - limb alignment KW - deformity KW - distal femoral osteotomy KW - dog AB - Distal femoral osteotomy is a surgical procedure used to correct patellar luxation, secondary to a femoral deformity. A distal femoral osteotomy using the tibial plateau levelling osteotomy-jig to temporarily provide stability of the distal femoral osteotomy, maintaining limb alignment in the frontal and axial planes prior to internal plate fixation of the osteotomy, has been described. This report describes a novel jig named Deformity Reduction Device (DRD). This device was developed with the specific aim of increasing precision and predictability during corrective osteotomy execution in order to be consistent with the preoperative planning. The distal femoral osteotomy DRD-assisted procedure is described in detail, discussing the theoretical and practical principles of the application. PB - Schattauer GmbH DO - 10.3415/VCOT-15-11-0186 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.3415/VCOT-15-11-0186 ER -