Elbow

Bilateral locking compression plate and transcondylar screw fixation for stabilization of canine bicondylar humeral fractures
Authors: Javier García, Russell Yeadon, Miguel A Solano

Objective: To report the surgical management, complications, and short-term outcomes for dogs with humeral Y-T fractures (ie, fractures affecting the medial and lateral aspect of the humeral condyle extending from the articular surface) that had been approached bilaterally (medial and lateral) and stabilized with two locking compression plates (LCP) and to investigate risk factors for major complications in the short term.

Category: Elbow - Fracture Fixation and Implants
Multi-Centre retrospective study of the long-term outcome following suspected traumatic elbow luxation in 32 cats
Authors: Williams H, Calvo , Gaines A, Kalff S, Sajik D, Kulendra NJ, Meeson RL, Parsons K, Farrell M, Kulendra ER

OBJECTIVES: To describe reduction techniques and clinical outcome in a series of traumatic elbow luxations in cats.

Category: Elbow - Luxation/Subluxation
CT evaluation of elbow congruity in dogs: radial incisure versus apical medial coronoid process fragmentation
Authors: Baud K, Griffin S, Martinez-Taboada F, Burton NJ

OBJECTIVES: To compare elbow congruity in two cohorts of Labrador retrievers affected with either radial incisure or apex fragmentation of the medial coronoid process.

Category: Elbow - Imaging
Influence of orthopedic examination on lameness scores and interobserver and intraobserver agreement in dogs with naturally occurring elbow osteoarthritis
Authors: Aulakh KS, Dongaonkar KR, Barnes K, Gines AJ, Bordelon JT, Hulse D, Aulakh HK, Liu CC

OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of orthopedic examination on numerical rating score (NRS) and visual analog score (VAS) when scoring lameness in dogs with elbow osteoarthritis (OA) and to evaluate interobserver and intraobserver agreement in NRS and VAS on the basis of video-graph

Category: Elbow - Osteoarthritis
Elbow Arthrodesis Using a Medially Positioned Plate in 6 Dogs
Authors: McCarthy J, Comerford EJ, Innes JF, Pettitt RA

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report the surgical technique, associated complications and clinical outcome of elbow arthrodesis using a medially positioned plate.

STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective case series.

Category: Elbow - Fracture Fixation and Implants
Repair of Y-T Humeral Condyle Fractures with Locking Compression Plate Fixation
Authors: Moffatt F, Kulendra E, Meeson RL.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the use of locking compression plates (LCP) in Y-T humeral condyle fractures and to evaluate their clinical outcome.

METHODS: This study involved a retrospective review, including clinical, radiographical and canine brief pain inventory outcome evaluation.

Category: Elbow - Fracture Fixation and Implants
Articulated Joint Distraction in a Cadaveric Model of the Canine Elbow
Authors: Garofolo SQ, Conzemius MG.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine if articulated joint distraction in the canine elbow can effectively maintain a distraction gap between the articular surfaces of the canine elbow under a weight-bearing load.

Category: Elbow
Evaluation of Intravenously Delivered Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treatment of Elbow Osteoarthritis in Dogs: A Pilot Study
Authors: Olsen A, Johnson V, Webb T, Santangelo KS, Dow S, Duerr FM

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and collect pilot data measuring clinical effects of intravenously administered, adipose-derived, culture-expanded, allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells in dogs with elbow osteoarthritis.

Category: Elbow - Osteoarthritis
Role of Elbow Incongruity in Canine Elbow Dysplasia: Advances in Diagnostics and Biomechanics
Authors: Alves-Pimenta S, Ginja MM, Colaço B.

Elbow incongruity plays an important role in the development of elbow dysplasia and its diagnosis can be challenging. The objectives of this systematic review were to discuss elbow biomechanics and recent advances in the assessment of incongruity, to revise the diagnostic protocols suggested, debate advantages and disadvantages of measurements proposed to characterize the joint and improve screening.

Category: Elbow
Radial torsion in dogs with medial compartment disease
Authors: Petkov EP, Lesser AS, Lozier SM, Maguire PJ, Fischetti AJ, Ahn J

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the magnitude and direction of radial torsion (RT) in dogs with medial compartment disease (MCD).

STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study.

SAMPLE POPULATION: Twenty-eight healthy dogs and 28 dogs with confirmed MCD.

Category: Elbow