Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog limping 4 weeks after knee surgery with bone infarct seen
By Newman, M E & Johnson, K A·Published in Australian veterinary journal·2015·University Veterinary Teaching Hospital - Sydney, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Suspected intramedullary bone infarct subsequent to tibial plateau levelling osteotomy in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old female desexed Labrador Retriever developed sudden lameness in her leg four weeks after undergoing a surgery called tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) to fix a knee problem. X-rays showed a change in the bone that suggested a bone infarction, which is when the blood supply to the bone is disrupted. Fortunately, the condition improved on its own over time, and the dog did not require any additional treatment.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Bone infarction is a syndrome associated with disruption to the medullary blood supply of a long bone and may present as either a cause of lameness or, more commonly, an incidental finding. Bone infarction is a known complication of total hip replacement in the dog and may be associated with several other systemic diseases. CASE REPORT: A 3-year-old female desexed Labrador Retriever presented for acute lameness 4 weeks following tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO). Subsequent radiographs revealed an increase in medullary bone opacity, radiographically consistent with a medullary bone infarction. The lesion was followed with serial radiographs and appeared to spontaneously resolve. CONCLUSION: This is the first reported case of bone infarction following TPLO in the dog. Bone infarction should be considered as an unlikely but potential complication of TPLO.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26113352/