Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
New hip joint surgery technique for stabilizing dog hip dislocation
By Venturini, A et al.·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2010·Clinical Veterinary Department, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Combined intra-extra-articular technique for stabilisation of coxofemoral luxation. Preliminary results in two dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A one-year-old male Border Collie and an eight-year-old female American Staffordshire Bull Terrier both had hip dislocations and were treated with a new surgical technique. The procedure involved drilling a hole in the hip joint and using nylon tape to stabilize the joint. After surgery, both dogs were monitored for 90 days and showed no signs of limping, pain, or any recurrence of the dislocation. This new method appears to effectively stabilize the hip joint, helping the dogs recover well.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report a new technique for repairing traumatic cranio-dorsal coxofemoral luxation in dogs. METHODS: Stabilisation of hip luxation was carried out in two dogs: a one-year-old male Border Collie and an eight-year-old female American Staffordshire Bull Terrier. A caudal approach was performed to expose the hip joint. Following this, a 2.5 mm hole was drilled through the acetabular wall at the original attachment of the round ligament, followed by a tunnel between the fovea capitis and the proximal third of the femur. Nylon tape was tied in a clove hitch knot around the femoral neck. The tape was placed as a bridge over the ischial spine to create an acetabular roof in order to increase articular stabilisation. RESULTS: Follow-up examinations were performed at 10, 40 and 90 days after surgery.The dogs did not show any signs of lameness, pain or reoccurrence of the luxation during any of the follow-up examinations. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: This tape-technique enabled reinforcement of the acetabular roof which in turn increased the stability of the joint.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20422124/