Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Springer spaniel's shoulder instability fixed with thermal
By O'Neill, T & Innes, J F·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2004·University of Liverpool, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of shoulder instability caused by medial glenohumeral ligament rupture with thermal capsulorrhaphy.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old male springer spaniel was brought in for chronic limping on his left front leg, which was found to be caused by a tear in a ligament in his shoulder and damage to the cartilage. After trying rest and a steroid injection without improvement, the veterinarian performed a procedure called thermal capsulorrhaphy, which uses heat to stabilize the joint. This treatment successfully restored stability to the shoulder, and the dog’s limping resolved.
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Abstract
A three-year-old, male springer spaniel had chronic left forelimb lameness with a medial glenohumeral ligament tear and articular cartilage damage diagnosed on arthroscopy. The animal failed to respond to conservative therapy of rest and an intra-articular injection of methylprednisolone. The use of thermal capsulorrhaphy using bipolar radiofrequency bought about a return of joint stability and resolution of the lameness.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15515803/