Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with radial agenesis treated by ulnocarpal arthrodesis surgery
By Hildreth, B E & Johnson, K A·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2007·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Ulnocarpal arthrodesis for the treatment of radial agenesis in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A one-year-old Shih Tzu was diagnosed with a forelimb deformity due to radial agenesis, which means the radius bone was missing. The veterinarian performed a surgical procedure called ulnocarpal arthrodesis, where they fused the bones in the wrist using a special plate and bone graft from the dog's hip. After the surgery, follow-up X-rays showed that the bones were healing well, and by sixteen weeks later, the dog had significantly improved use of its leg. This treatment helped restore better function and reduced any pain the dog might have been experiencing.
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Abstract
Forelimb deformity caused by radial agenesis was diagnosed in a one-year-old Shih Tzu dog. In contrast to most of the previously reported cases of radial agenesis, the humeroulnar joint was inherently stable. The deformity was treated by means of a one-stage ulnocarpal arthrodesis with the application of an eight hole dorsolateral arthrodesis bone plate and autogenous corticocancellous bone graft from the ilial wing. Radiographic evaluation at the eighth and sixteenth post-operative week showed evidence of union of the arthrodesis. At sixteen weeks post-operatively, the dog had much improved limb function. In humans afflicted with radial agenesis, ulnocarpal arthrodesis is used to restore forearm function by minimizing pain and decreasing the magnitude of angular deformity and instability at the level of the ulnocarpal joint. However, to our knowledge, this is the first report of treatment of radial agenesis in the dog by means of a one-stage, ulnocarpal arthrodesis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17846692/