Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Short radius syndrome in dogs treated with ulnar shortening surgery
By von Pfeil, Dirsko J F et al.·Published in Veterinary surgery : VS·2024·Small Animal Surgery Locum PLLC, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Outcomes of 11 dogs with short radius syndrome treated with acute arthroscopically assisted ulnar shortening.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
Eleven dogs with short radius syndrome, a condition affecting the bones in their front legs, underwent a surgical procedure called acute arthroscopically assisted ulnar shortening (AUS). After the surgery, all dogs showed improvement in their leg function and reduced lameness, with scores dropping from an average of 2 to 1 on a scale of 0 to 4. Most dogs healed within about eight weeks, and there were no major complications reported. The surgeons noted that four dogs returned to full function while seven had acceptable function after the procedure.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the short-term outcome of acute arthroscopically assisted ulnar shortening (AUS), to treat short radius syndrome in dogs. STUDY DESIGN: Case series. ANIMALS: Eleven client owned dogs. METHODS: Records of dogs that had undergone AUS for treatment of short radius syndrome were reviewed for inclusion. Reporting data included among others pre- and postoperative radioulnar, humeroradial and humeroulnar distances, lameness scores, surgical times, complications and clinical outcome. RESULTS: Following AUS, radiohumeral articulation was improved in all dogs. Median presurgery radioulnar, humeroradial and humeroulnar values were 4.5, 3.2, and 2.2 mm and were improved with surgery by a median of 3.2, 1.8, and 1.2 mm, respectively. Median surgery time was 140 min. Median time to bone healing was 8 weeks (range: 4-14). Median time to last follow-up was 9 weeks (4-468). Median lameness score (scale 0-4) improved from 2 to 1. No major complications were reported. Short-term clinical outcome was graded by the surgeons as full function in four cases and acceptable function in seven. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Radiographic and arthroscopic radiohumeral articulation were improved and short-term clinical improvement was documented following AUS in all 11 dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38396343/