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Comparison of tibial anatomical-mechanical axis angles and patellar positions between tibial plateau levelling osteotomy

Comparison of tibial anatomical-mechanical axis angles and patellar positions between tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) and modifed cranial closing wedge osteotomy (AMA-based CCWO) for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament disease in large dogs with tibial plateau slopes greater than 30° and clinically normal Labradors retrievers

Laurent Guénégo, Aldo Vezzoni and Luca Vezzoni

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Comparison of Two Stifle Exploratory Methods Using Mini-Arthrotomy for Diagnosis of Canine Medial Meniscal Pathology: An Ex Vivo Study

Lauren A Kmieciak , Karanvir S Aulakh, Tisha A M Harper, Mark A Mitchell, Ryan J Butler, Chin-Chi Liu, Harmeet K Aulakh

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2022 May 17. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1748486.

Both HS and SD methods have equal accuracy.

Small animal: Stifle - Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Economic and Clinical Benefits of Orthopedic/Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Juliette Hart

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2022 May 10;S0195-5616(22)00040-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2022.03.011.

After patient discharge, the team can then aid in the client and patient recovery at home.

Small animal: Rehabilitation - Sport Medicine

Clinical Guide to Obesity and Nonherbal Nutraceuticals in Canine Orthopedic Condition

Barbara Esteve Ratsch, David Levine, Joseph Wakshlag

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2022 May 10;S0195-5616(22)00030-4.

For a significant number of rehabilitation patients, obesity is a major issue.

Small animal: Biologics

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

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Hemiepiphysiodesis for the Correction of Distal Femoral Valgus in Growing Dogs

Objectives The aim of this study was to describe hemiepiphysiodesis for the treatment of distal femoral valgus in immature dogs and to evaluate its effect on the anatomical lateral distal femoral angle (aLDFA).

Veterinary Surgery full paper - Kindly offered by Wiley

Veterinary Surgery full paper

Accuracy of medial-to-lateral transcondylar screw placement using an aiming device and preoperative computer tomography planning for the treatment of humeral intracondylar fissure

Objective

To determine the accuracy of transcondylar screws placed from medial-to-lateral using preoperative planning on computed tomography (CT) and an aiming device in elbows with humeral intracondylar fissures (HIFs).

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