Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog treated with ulna bone graft for wrist bone cancer
By Gasch, Esteban Gonzalez et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2013·Clinique Vé, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Free proximal cortical ulnar autograft for the treatment of distal radial osteosarcoma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A dog with distal radial osteosarcoma (a type of bone cancer) underwent limb-sparing surgery using a piece of bone taken from its own ulna to help treat the cancer. After the surgery, the dog had a procedure to stabilize the area, but unfortunately, there were signs of tumor recurrence and the treatment did not prevent complications. The dog lived for about 282 days after the surgery.
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Abstract
This report describes the use of a non-vascularized proximal cortical autograft from the ipsilateral ulna in limb-sparing surgery for the treatment of distal radial osteosarcoma. A pancarpal arthrodesis was performed to stabilize the site. Construct failure and probable local tumor recurrence were observed. The total survival time was 282 days.
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