Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog's metacarpal pad rebuilt with bilateral phalangeal fillet surgery
By Shaw, Tania et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2014·Murdoch University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Bilateral phalangeal fillet technique for metacarpal pad reconstruction in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A dog had to have its right metacarpal pad (the pad on the front paw) removed due to malignant melanoma (a type of skin cancer). To help the dog walk normally again, veterinarians used a special surgical technique called the bilateral phalangeal fillet technique to reconstruct the pad. After the surgery, the dog was able to bear weight on its leg and walk comfortably again.
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Abstract
Loss of the metacarpal or metatarsal pad requires reconstruction with other pad tissue to allow functional weight-bearing on the limb. This report describes the use of a bilateral phalangeal fillet technique to reconstruct a weight-bearing surface in a dog following complete excision of its right metacarpal pad for malignant melanoma. This resulted in a functional weight-bearing limb.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25320383/