Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with long-term wrist bone death treated by wrist fusion surgery
By Aiken, M J et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2013·Anderson Abercromby Veterinary Referrals, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Avascular necrosis of the canine radial carpal bone: a condition analogous to Preiser's disease?
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male neutered Staffordshire bull terrier was brought in for limping on his right front leg that had lasted for 14 months. X-rays showed damage to the right radial carpal bone, and further tests revealed that healthy bone was replaced with unhealthy tissue due to a lack of blood supply. The dog's lameness improved after a surgical procedure called pancarpal arthrodesis, which fused the bones in the wrist. This case is notable as it may be similar to a human condition known as Preiser's disease, which affects a similar bone.
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Abstract
An eight-year-old male neutered Staffordshire bull terrier was presented for investigation of right forelimb lameness of 14 months' duration. Radiography showed mottled osteolysis of the right radial carpal bone. Histopathology of the bone demonstrated replacement of healthy bone with granulation tissue suggestive of ischaemic necrosis. Lameness resolved following pancarpal arthrodesis. In humans, Preiser's disease is a condition in which idiopathic ischaemic necrosis of the scaphoid bone, the equivalent of the canine radial carpal bone, occurs. This disease may be analogous to the presentation seen in this case. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of such a condition in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23617358/