Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with shoulder dislocation after front leg amputation
By Burton, N J & Owen, M R·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2007·Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of a shoulder luxation in a forelimb amputee dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male Whippet, who had previously lost a front leg, was brought in with a dislocated shoulder joint after an injury. The first surgery to fix the shoulder didn't work, and the joint dislocated again. However, a second surgery that involved repositioning a tendon and using a special prosthesis along with a body cast successfully stabilized the shoulder. After this treatment, the dog was able to use the limb satisfactorily again.
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Abstract
An eight-year-old, male, thoracic limb amputee Whippet presented with a traumatic lateral luxation of the scapulohumeral joint. Surgical reduction and stabilisation of the shoulder joint by means of a modified Campbell scapulohumeral prosthesis and capsulorrhaphy was unsuccessful and reluxation of the shoulder joint occurred. Subsequent surgical stabilisation using bicipital tendon transposition and a modified Campbell scapulohumeral encircling prosthesis in combination with a novel body cast / Spica splint resulted in a return to satisfactory function of this limb.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17546218/