Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Pantarsal arthrodesis surgery outcomes in 13 dogs with custom bone
By McKee, W M et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2004·Willows Referral Service·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Pantarsal arthrodesis with a customised medial or lateral bone plate in 13 dogs.
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Plain-English summary
Thirteen dogs with limping in their back legs due to joint issues underwent a surgical procedure called pantarsal arthrodesis, which involved using custom bone plates to stabilize the affected area. The dogs, aged between 14 months and 12 years, had been experiencing lameness for up to 16 months before surgery. After the operation, most dogs wore a cast or an external fixator for several weeks to aid recovery. While there were some complications in a few dogs, the overall outcomes were positive, with six dogs rated as having excellent recovery and six as good after several months.
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Abstract
Pantarsal arthrodesis was performed in 12 dogs using a customised medial bone plate, and in one using a lateral bone plate. The dogs' ages ranged from 14 months to 144 months (median 30 months) and their bodyweights ranged from 7 to 66 kg (median 32 kg). Before the surgery they had been lame on a pelvic limb for between one and 16 months (median eight months). In eight of the dogs the fixation of the plate was augmented with a calcaneotibial positional screw, and in one of them with a talocrural lag screw. A cranial half cast was applied to 12 of the dogs and an external skeletal fixator to the other for six to eight weeks. Five complications were recorded in four of the dogs. Between 29 and 156 weeks postoperatively the clinical outcome was graded as excellent in six dogs, good in six dogs and fair in the other.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14979670/