Objectives: This study aimed to compare the biomechanical properties of three stabilisation techniques in feline patella transverse fractures and select the strongest method with potentially minimal complications.
Fracture Fixation and Implants
Category: Fracture Fixation and Implants
Objective: An increased rate of surgical site infection (SSI) following treatment of canine humeral intracondylar fissure (HIF) with a lateromedially (LM) placed transcondylar screw (TCS) compared with a mediolateral (ML) TCS has been previously postulated. We hypothesized that the direction of insertion of the TCS would not affect the incidence of postoperative SSI.
Category: Fracture Fixation and Implants
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the interfragmentary compressive force and area of compression generated by cortical screws inserted as either a lag screw or position screw in simulated lateral humeral condylar fractures.
Study design: Ex vivo biomechanical study.
Category: Fracture Fixation and Implants - Humerus
Objective Pain management is an essential component of perioperative patient care. Multimodal pain management strategies have the potential to provide more effective analgesia than a single drug. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of gabapentin as an adjuvant to carprofen for the management of postoperative pain following tibial plateau levelling osteotomy surgery.
Category: Fracture Fixation and Implants - Pain Management
Objective: To determine whether one larger or two smaller diameter pins used for tibial tuberosity avulsion fracture (TTAF) stabilization provides greater axial tensile strength and stiffness when subjected to monotonic mechanical load to failure in normal skeletally mature canine cadavers.
Study design: Paired ex vivo biomechanical study.
Sample population: Eleven pairs of adult cadaveric dog tibias.
Category: Biomechanics - Fracture Fixation and Implants - Tibia
Fragmented medial coronoid process is common in dogs, but has only been described in the cat once historically.
Category: Fracture Fixation and Implants
Objectives: (1) To evaluate the accuracy of an aiming device on placement of humeral transcondylar screws compared to fluoroscopic methods. (2) To compare experience level on outcome.
Study design: Randomized, match pair, prospective ex-vivo study.
Sample population: A total of 68 dogs.
Category: Fracture Fixation and Implants
Objective: To report the locoregional anesthesia and analgesia preferences of veterinary anesthesiologists for use in dogs undergoing a TPLO and determine any association with specialty college, time from board-certification, or employment sector.
Study design: Cross sectional study.
Sample population: Diplomates of the American (ACVAA) and European (ECVAA) Colleges of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia.
Category: Anesthesia - Fracture Fixation and Implants
Objective: Determine whether dogs with well-functioning orthopedic metal implants can develop metal reactivity.
Sample: Client-owned dogs that had tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) or total hip replacement (THR) implants for 12 months or more and control dogs with no implants.
Category: Fracture Fixation and Implants
A seven-month-old male Shetland Sheepdog was presented for assessment of thoracic limb lameness of 3 weeks duration.
Category: Fracture Fixation and Implants - Humerus