de Bruin T, de Rooster H, Bosmans T, Duchateau L, van Bree H, Gielen I.
Department of Diagnostic Imaging of Domestic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.

Vet Rec. 2007 Dec 1;161(22):745-50. 

The formation and progression of osteoarthrosis in the unaffected contralateral stifle joints of 14 dogs with a unilateral cranial cruciate ligament rupture were monitored radiographically in terms of a global score and the scores for 10 parameters specific for the stifle joint.

McKee WM, Macias C, May C, Scurrell EJ.
Willows Referral Service, 78 Tanworth Lane, Solihull, West Midlands b90 4df.

Vet Rec. 2007 Dec 22;161(25):846-52. 

Steinetz BG, Williams AJ, Lust G, Schwabe C, Büllesbach EE, Goldsmith LT.
Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, Tuxedo, NY 10987.

Am J Vet Res. 2008 Jan;69(1):59-67. 

Objective: To determine whether abnormal laxity of hip joints of canine pups with genetic predisposition to hip dysplasia (HD+) is related to ingestion of milk-borne hormones.

Cook JL, Fox DB, Kuroki K, Jayo M, De Deyne PG.
Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.

Am J Vet Res. 2008 Jan;69(1):148-56. 

Objective: To compare biomaterials used in orthopedics with respect to in vitro cell viability and cell retention and to in vivo tissue healing and regeneration.

Animals: 65 adult female Sprague-Dawley rats and synovium, tendon, meniscus, and bone marrow specimens obtained from 4 adult canine cadavers.

Dismukes DI, Fox DB, Tomlinson JL, Essman SC.
Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2008 Jan 1;232(1):68-73. 

Case Description: A 1-year-old 7.4-kg (16.3-lb) castrated male mixed-breed dog was evaluated because of intermittent lameness and an antebrachial angular limb deformity.

Giles JT 3rd, Coker D, Rochat MC, Payton ME, Subramarian V, Bartels KE.
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.

Vet Surg. 2008 Jan;37(1):12-21. 

OBJECTIVE: Biomechanical analysis of acute load to failure (ALF) of 3 veterinary and 1 human suture anchor and cyclic load to failure with two suture material/suture anchor constructs in canine femoral condyles.

STUDY DESIGN: Biomechanical in vitro study.

Carozzo C, Cachon T, Genevois JP, Fau D, Remy D, Daniaux L, Collard F, Viguier E.
National Veterinary School of Lyon, Marcy l'Etoile, France. c.carozzo@vet-lyon.fr

Vet Surg. 2008 Jan;37(1):27-31. 

OBJECTIVE: To describe and evaluate a transiliac approach to the L7-S1 disk and intervertebral foramen in dogs.

STUDY DESIGN: Cadaver study.

ANIMALS: Fresh canine cadavers (n=10).

Swiderski JK, Radecki SV, Park RD, Palmer RH.
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.

Vet Surg. 2008 Jan;37(1):43-8. 

OBJECTIVE: To determine if the clinically practiced method of radiographic femoral varus angle (R-FVA) measurement is repeatable, reproducible, and accurate.

STUDY DESIGN: Radiographic and anatomic study.

ANIMALS/SAMPLE POPULATION: Normal Walker hound cadavers (n=5) and femora (n=10).

Duerr FM, Duncan CG, Savicky RS, Park RD, Egger EL, Palmer RH.
Department of Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.

Vet Surg. 2008 Jan;37(1):49-62.

Mason DR, Schulz KS, Fujita Y, Kass PH, Stover SM.
JD Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA.

Vet Surg. 2008 Jan;37(1):63-70. 

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of humeral wedge and humeral slide osteotomies on force distribution between the articular surfaces of the humerus and the radius and ulna in normal canine thoracic limbs.

STUDY DESIGN: In vitro mechanical testing.