Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dogs with traumatic hip dislocation treated by anchor screw surgery
By A.G. Rocha et al.·Published in Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia·2020·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Iliofemoral technique modification using an anchor screw as treatment of canine traumatic hip luxation - case report
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Twelve dogs with hip dislocation were treated with a new surgical method that used an anchor screw instead of traditional sutures to stabilize the hip joint. After surgery, the dogs showed improvement in their ability to support weight on the affected leg, with partial support returning in about three days and full support in about 19 days. Both types of sutures used (absorbable and non-absorbable) resulted in good recovery, but the absorbable sutures seemed to cause less discomfort in some dogs after 90 days. Overall, the new technique was effective and easier to perform.
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Twelve dogs with traumatic hip luxation were selected for surgical intervention with a modified iliofemoral suture technique using an anchor screw to substitute the passage of suture material through a perforated tunnel in the ilium. Six procedures were performed with non-absorbable suture and other six with absorbable suture materials. These cases were evaluated at 15, 30, 60, and 90 days after surgery by performing an ambulation analysis and palpation of the joint. In all cases, there was a return of partial and total limb support in an average of 3 and 19 postoperative, respectively. The fixation strategy of the suture material in the ilium using an anchor screw proved to be efficient with a smaller surgical approach and lesser surgical difficulty, maintaining joint congruence in acute as chronic luxation cases. The use of absorbable and non-absorbable sutures had excellent clinical results, but there was a subjective superiority of the first ones, once 4 dogs of the non-absorbable group presented some discomfort during the postoperative palpation of the joint, 90 days after surgery.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4162-12037