Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Carpal varus and ligament sprain causing lameness in 10 dogs
By Langley-Hobbs, S J et al.·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2007·The Queens Veterinary School Hospital, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Radiographic and clinical features of carpal varus associated with chronic sprain of the lateral collateral ligament complex in 10 dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 10 dogs, mostly Dobermann Pinschers around 7 years old, were brought in for lameness caused by a condition called carpal varus, which affects the wrist joint. Many of these dogs showed signs of this deformity before they started limping, and X-rays revealed changes in their wrist joints. While five dogs were given pain relief medications, their limping didn't fully go away and worsened with exercise. However, one dog had a successful surgery called pancarpal arthrodesis, which helped resolve the lameness.
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Abstract
Lameness associated with carpal varus deformity was recognised in 10 dogs, eight of which were Dobermann Pinschers. The dogs had a mean age of seven years and nine months. Carpal varus was usually bilateral with concurrent carpal hyperflexion and pronation. Carpal varus was present prior to the onset of lameness in four cases. With stress radiography the median angle of varus deviation in all carpi was 14.6 degrees , and an increase in the size of the ulnar /ulnar carpal bone joint space was seen in six of the seven dogs. Radiographic changes included: enthesophyte formation at the proximolateral aspect of metacarpal V, periarticular soft tissue swelling, especially lateral, bone proliferation at the carpometacarpal joint I and enthesophyte formation at metacarpophalangeal joint V. Four dogs were admitted for problems other than carpal varus and lameness was not treated. Five dogs were treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, but lameness was not completely resolved and became exacerbated with exercise. One dog was successfully treated by pancarpal arthrodesis.
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