April 2016

At the time of mid-term and long-term owner follow-up, most dogs in this case series had returned to full function

In the study, the regional anaesthesia techniques used were found to be excellent alternatives to fentanyl administration

Normal variations in shape, echogenicity and fibre pattern of the ligaments are important considerations to prevent false positive diagnoses during ultrasonography

The LC-DCP-R showed higher stiffness and resistance to failure, lower interfragmentary motion, and lower plate strain and stress compared to LCP

Medial compartment disease is not homogenous and pattern recognition may assist further investigation of etiopathogenesis

Dual bone fixation significantly increased construct stiffness and strength

Pin-PMMA constructs had greater lumbar vertebral stiffness and reduced ROM than LCP constructs

Dogs with medial compartment disease undergoing BODPUO showed clinical improvement in the 6 month follow-up

Compared with longitudinal distraction osteogenesis in long bone defects, transverse distraction of a normal bone requires a significantly shorter distraction distance to produce a similar amount of bone

Fracture of the central tarsal bone is an uncommon injury in dogs and seems not to have been described previously in cats.