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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

Computed tomography evaluation of proposed implant corridors in canine thoracic vertebrae

Elizabeth M Schmitt, Peter Early, Robert Bergman, Elizabeth A Riedesel, Lingnan Yuan, Jonathan P Mochel, Karl H Kraus

Vet Surg. 2021 Jul 12. doi: 10.1111/vsu.13680.

A dorsal approach for implant placement would be challenging for T1-T4.

Small animal: Spine

Clinical outcomes of orthogonal plating to treat radial and ulnar fractures in toy-breed dogs

M. Higuchi, M. Katayama

J Small Anim Pract. 2021 Jul 14. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13397.

OP allowed the successful open reduction of radial and ulnar fractures.

Small animal: Fracture Fixation and Implants

Ex vivo evaluation of novel core tenorrhaphy patterns in dogs

King Wa Chiu, Daniel J Duffy, Yi-Jen Chang, Lewis Gaffney, Matthew B Fisher

Vet Surg. 2021 Jul 6. doi: 10.1111/vsu.13678.

Use of novel patterns ExDCrL, EmDCrL, and MTang improved resistance to loads and gap formation.

Small animal: Tendon and Ligament Injuries

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