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L C Brooks, D D Lewis, L Wilson, J A Bleedorn
Aust Vet J. 2025 Nov 27. doi: 10.1111/avj.70042.
All owners were highly satisfied with the outcome of their pet's surgery.
Brónach McClean, Turlough P McNally, Antonio Pozzi, Richard Evans, Laura C Cuddy
Vet Surg. 2025 Nov 30. doi: 10.1111/vsu.70063.
INFRA required increased repositions and had high IACI rates on weightbearing cartilage.
Small animal
Alecia Evans, Mark Glyde, Giselle Hosgood, Rob Day
Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2025 Dec 1. doi: 10.1055/a-2749-6666.
Across all PBD, there was significantly less stiffness for constructs with two screws per fragment.

Veterinary Surgery

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Objective

To describe the change in tibial alignment parameters and complications between bent and straight interlocking nail (ILN) fixation of diaphyseal tibial fractures in dogs.

Harrison D. Ramsey DVM, John Hanlon DVM, Nina R. Kieves DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), DACVSMR, CCRT, Stanley E. Kim BVSc, MS, DACVS (Small Animal)

Objective

To evaluate the impact of accurate isometric placement of internal brace implants on stifle stability following tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) in dogs with pivot shift phenomenon and to propose a novel classification system for pivot shift grading.

Objective

To report clinical outcomes of skeletally immature dogs with antebrachial deformities secondary to premature closure of the distal radial physis (PCDRP) treated with angular corrections and distraction osteogenesis using circular external skeletal fixation (CESF).

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Objective To investigate the frequency and factors of medial meniscal injury (MMI) associated with cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CrCLR) in toy breed dogs by arthroscopic evaluation.

Objective Medial patellar luxation (MPL) is prevalent in small dogs; however, the causes vary, and few studies have reported tibial deformities.

Objective To compare the exposure of the craniolateral approach (CLA) with craniomedial approach (CMA) of the radius in dogs. To make general observations of each approach that may affect the ease of fracture repair.

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