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Current use of small external fixators in the treatment of fractures

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Current use of small external fixators in the treatment of fractures

Piras Lisa Adele DVM PhD
Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie
Università di Torino

Esvot, Cremona, September 2019.

New Abstracts of the week

Novel radical pelvectomy technique to treat chondrosarcoma in a large-breed dog

C Gordon, N Nakahara, C Thomson, Ras Mitchell

Aust Vet J. 2021 Sep 1. doi: 10.1111/avj.13118.

This technique may offer a novel surgical option to treat neoplasia previously considered too extensive for complete excision.

Small animal: Osteotomy/Ostectomy

Ventral acetabular augmentation for management of caudoventral luxation following total hip replacement in dogs

V Chantziaras, J Pink, E Kulendra, T G Easter, A Bilmont, T J Gemmill

J Small Anim Pract. 2021 Sep 14. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13425.

Ventral acetabular augmentation can successfully manage caudoventral luxation following total hip replacement in dogs.

Small animal: Hip

Biomechanical comparison of humeral condyles with experimental intracondylar fissures immobilized with a transcondylar positional or a lag screw: An ex-vivo study in dogs

Tomas Serrano Crehuet, Pablo de Linares Tuduri, Jeffery Biskup

Vet Surg. 2021 Aug 12. doi: 10.1111/vsu.13714.

A transcondylar lag screw and positional screw are not biomechanically equal.

Small animal: Fracture Fixation and Implants

Kindly Full paper offered by V.C.O.T.

Vcot

Zurich Cementless Dual Mobility Cup for Canine Total Hip Prosthesis: Implant Characteristics and Surgical Outcome in 105 Cases

Dislocation after total hip arthroplasty (THA) remains a troublesome complication, and a source of frustration for the owner and the surgeon. The dislocation rate of hip prostheses in dogs is reported to range from 4 to 15%, representing the most common short-term complication.

Veterinary Surgery full paper - Kindly offered by Wiley

Veterinary Surgery full paper

Radiographically confirmed outcomes after fracture repair with a PLS polyaxial locking system in 40 dogs and cats

Objective

To report radiographic findings and complications after fracture repair with a new polyaxial locking plate system (PLS polyaxial locking system; Aesculap/B Braun, Tuttlingen, Germany) in dogs and cats.

Vcot Open

All articles in VCOT Open are made freely available for all to read and download.

VCOT Open - Issue 01 -Volume 03 - January 2020