ABSTRACT
Interlocking nails have been shown to be an effective means to stabilise long bone fractures. When used in non-load sharing fracture repairs with minimal medullary canal filling, the authors noted instability of the main fracture fragments. The addition of multiple intramedullary pins in stack pin fashion eliminated the instability. ILN and ILN/SP constructs were loaded in four-point bending using an unstable osteotomy model. The gap between the ILN and ILN/SP groups was compared. Significant changes were seen with the ILN/SP constructs in the cranial to caudal plane.
Subject(s)
Bone Nails/veterinary , Dogs/surgery , Femoral Fractures/veterinary , Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary/veterinary , Humeral Fractures/veterinary , Osteotomy/veterinary , Animals , Bone Nails/adverse effects , Dogs/injuries , Femoral Fractures/surgery , Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary/instrumentation , Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary/methods , Humeral Fractures/surgery , Osteotomy/instrumentation , Osteotomy/methods , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis of uncertain cause developed in a 3-month-old Golden Retriever. A surgical procedure for tightening the diaphragmatic muscle was used to help alleviate the dog's respiratory distress. During thoracotomy, the central tendon of the diaphragm was plicated, using an interlocking suture pattern. The dog improved after surgery, and although complete recovery from paralysis was achieved only on one side, the dog has remained clinically normal 1 year after surgery.
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Diaphragm/surgery , Dog Diseases/surgery , Respiratory Paralysis/veterinary , Animals , Blood Gas Analysis/veterinary , Dogs , Female , Respiratory Paralysis/surgery , Suture Techniques/veterinaryABSTRACT
Prostatectomy in dogs with clinical prostatic disease has been associated with a high incidence of urinary incontinence. In this study, urodynamic alterations after prostatectomy in 10 dogs without clinical prostatic disease were evaluated. Measurements of residual urine volume, simultaneous urethral pressure profilometry and electromyography, and carbon dioxide cystometry were made before and 14 and 20 weeks after prostatectomy. Voiding was observed daily for 20 weeks after prostatectomy. All dogs remained continent for 20 weeks after prostatectomy, and only minor urodynamic abnormalities were noted. Castration had no effect on urodynamic changes associated with prostatectomy. Prostatectomy produced minimal functional changes in dogs without clinical prostatic disease.
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Dog Diseases/physiopathology , Prostatectomy/veterinary , Urinary Incontinence/veterinary , Urination Disorders/veterinary , Urodynamics , Animals , Dog Diseases/etiology , Dogs , Electromyography , Male , Orchiectomy/veterinary , Pressure , Prostatectomy/adverse effects , Urethra/pathology , Urethra/physiopathology , Urinary Bladder/pathology , Urinary Bladder/physiopathology , Urinary Incontinence/etiology , Urinary Incontinence/physiopathology , Urinary Tract Infections/etiology , Urinary Tract Infections/veterinary , Urination , Urination Disorders/etiology , Urination Disorders/physiopathology , Urine , Xylazine/pharmacologyABSTRACT
Experimentally induced osteofascial compartment syndrome (OFCS) has been reported in the craniolateral compartment of the canine crus. In this study, anatomic dissections and contrast radiographs were used to describe three additional osteofascial compartments in canine limbs. Experimental OFCS was produced in four different compartments, and caused muscle and nerve pathology in each. When compartment pressures were evaluated in traumatized animals, moderate elevations in compartment pressures were found. A compartment syndrome that developed in one dog was surgically decompressed, returning elevated pressures to a safe level.
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Compartment Syndromes/veterinary , Dog Diseases/pathology , Animals , Cat Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Cat Diseases/pathology , Cat Diseases/physiopathology , Cats , Compartment Syndromes/diagnostic imaging , Compartment Syndromes/pathology , Compartment Syndromes/physiopathology , Dog Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Dog Diseases/physiopathology , Dogs , Female , Male , Pressure , RadiographyABSTRACT
In 2 Poodles, the cranial articular process of C6 was luxated and interlocked dorsal to the caudal articular process of C5. Surgical management in each case included reduction and stabilization of the articular processes, along with limited dorsal laminectomy. One of the dogs was completely normal 4 weeks after surgery, but the other had residual neurologic deficits 11 months after injury.
