OrthoVetSuperSite

New Abstracts of the week

Tibial plateau morphology in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament insufficiency

Vet Surg. 2018 Oct 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Medial tibial plateau convexity may play a role in the development of CCL insufficiency.

Small animal: Knee - Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Effect of surgical site infection on survival after limb amputation in the curative‐intent treatment of canine appendicular osteosarcoma: a VSSO retrospective study

Vet Surg. 2018 Oct 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Interactions between the canine immune system and OSA warrant additional study.

Small animal: Distal Extremities - Oncology

Evaluation and comparison of postoperative analgesic effects of dexketoprofen and methadone in dogs

Vet Anaesth Analg. 2018 Aug 11. pii: S1467-2987(18)30185-5. [Epub ahead of print]

Dexketoprofen administered every 8 hours during the first 24 hours postoperatively is noninferior to methadone in controlling pain after orthopaedic surgery in dogs.

Small animal: Anesthesia

Getting Your Research or Report Published

Kenneth A. Johnson
University of Sidney
5^th WVOC
ESVOT VOS
Barcelona 2018

Incoming meetings and courses

February 09, 2019 to February 16, 2019

46th Annual Conference Veterinary Orthopedic Society

46th Annual Conference Veterinary Orthopedic Society
Breckenridge, Colorado
February 9-16, 2019

Breckenridge, Colorado (USA)

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

Vcot

Sonoelastographic Features of the Patellar Ligament in Clinically Normal Dogs

Objective This article describes the sonoelastographic features of the patellar ligament of sound dogs and tests feasibility, reproducibility and repeatability. Methods Clinically healthy medium-to-large breed dogs were enrolled. Sonoelastographic images of the patellar ligaments were obtained in lateral recumbency with the stifle flexed by an experienced operator and by a senior veterinary student. The elasticity colour map included red (soft), green (intermediate) and blue (hard). Tissue elasticity was measured by calculating the percentage of softness with dedicated software. Categorical, qualitative data analysis was performed using a weighted kappa statistic for repeatability and reproducibility.Acategorical qualitative assessmentwas performedbasedon a grading scale of 1 to 5 (soft, mostly soft, intermediate, mostly hard and hard).

Radiology cases

Joe P. Morgan

October 2014 Small animal case

October 2014

Small Animals Case of the Month

Dog
Labrador Retriever
Female neutered
8 years of age
Suspicious of hit by car some hours before, not able to stand.
Lateral view of the abdomen and of the thorax were taken.

October 2014 Large animal case

October 2014

Large Animals Case of the Month

Oldenburg horse
Male castrated
13 years of age
Very long history of lameness front left, recurrent.
Localised in the distal interphalangeal joint (DIP joint), graded differently in different clinical examinations.