Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with missing radial bone treated successfully with centralisation
By Camilletti, P & d'Amato, M·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2024·Centre Hospitalier Vé, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Successful centralisation technique for treatment of post-traumatic absence of the radial shaft in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 18-month-old toy poodle was brought in for a serious injury where part of its radius bone was missing due to trauma. The veterinarian performed a specialized surgery to reposition the remaining bone and stabilize it with a plate and screws. After 10 weeks, the poodle's bone healed well, and by 112 weeks after the surgery, it had fully returned to its normal activities without any issues. This technique proved to be effective for treating this type of bone injury in dogs.
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Abstract
This report describes a centralisation procedure for the treatment of a radial non-union, characterised by extensive bone loss and an intact ulna, in an 18-month-old toy poodle. A lateral approach to the radius/ulna shafts was realised and, after debridement of the non-union site, an ulnar osteotomy was performed proximal to the styloid process of the ulna. Transposition of the distal fragment of the radius to the distal end of the osteotomised proximal segment of the ulna was performed and the stabilisation was obtained using a locking plate with proximal screws in the ulnar shaft and distal screws in the radius epiphysis. The patient achieved bone union in 10 weeks and the last evaluation, performed 112 weeks postoperatively, showed a full return to pre-injury function. Based on the results of this report, the centralisation was effective in the treatment of post-traumatic absence of the radial shaft in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38459788/