Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Pomeranian dogs limping from kneecap slipping sideways and surgery
By C. Wangdee & Pinrath Torwattanachai·Published in Wetchasan sattawaphaet = The Thai journal of veterinary medicine·2010·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Lateral Patellar Luxation in Three Pomeranian Dogs: A Case Report
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Three Pomeranian dogs were brought in for trouble with their knees due to a condition called lateral patellar luxation, where the kneecap slips out of place. The veterinarians performed surgery to fix the problem, which included several techniques to stabilize the kneecap and realign the leg bones. After at least three months of recovery, all three dogs were able to walk, jump, and put weight on their legs normally again.
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Abstract
Three Pomeranians with bilateral lateral patellar luxation (LPL) were present at the Small Animal Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University. Trochlear block recession was performed on all the dogs. The additional procedures including lateral retinacular desmotomy, tibial derotation, imbrication of medial retinaculum, and/or proximal tube realignment. Medial transposition of the tibial tuberosity was additionally done in one dog. Recurrent right LPL was found and corrected in one leg of the second dog. Following at least 3 months, all three dogs walked, jumped, and put weight normally on the operated legs after the operation.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/6007fca4c77303357ed1739f36552fd9876b75f1