Treatment of antebrachial deformities secondary to premature closure of the distal radial physis using circular external skeletal fixation and distraction osteogenesis in skeletally immature dogs

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).

Kevin A. de Moya DVM, Christopher M. Gauthier DVM, MS, DACVS (Small animal), Robert M. Radasch DVM, MS, DACVS, Dan D. Lewis DVM, DACVS, Stanley Kim BVSc, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), Ross H. Palmer DVM, MS, DACVS, Jason Bleedorn DVM, MS, DACVS (Small animal)