Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Patellar groove implant helped puppy with severe femur bone infection
By Enrico Panichi et al.·Published in Animals·2024·Orthopaedic Veterinary Trauma Center (CTO VET), Via C. Festa 9, 16011 Arenzano, Italy, CH·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Use of a Custom-Made Patellar Groove Replacement in an American Staffordshire Terrier Puppy with a Severe Bone Defect in the Femoral Trochlea Caused by Hematogenous Osteomyelitis
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Plain-English summary
An 8-month-old male American Staffordshire Terrier was brought in for severe lameness in his right back leg, along with a fever, tiredness, and loss of appetite. He had previously been treated for a heart infection, and tests showed a significant bone defect caused by a serious infection in the bone (hematogenous osteomyelitis). After four months of antibiotics and surgery to clean the infected area, he received a custom-made implant to repair the damaged bone. Thankfully, the surgery was successful, and he showed good recovery over the following 18 months.
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Abstract
An 8-month-old male American Staffordshire terrier was referred for a no-weightbearing lameness of the right pelvic limb, hyperthermia, lethargy and inappetence. Two months before, endocarditis was diagnosed and treated in another veterinary hospital. Orthopedic, radiographic and tomographic examinations revealed a bone sequestrum of 4 × 1.4 cm and active periosteal reaction of the caudo-lateral cortical in the metaphysis and the distal third of the right femoral diaphysis, medullary osteolysis and interruption of the cranio-medial cortical profile, with involvement of the femoral trochlea leading to a secondary medial patella luxation. Hematogenous osteomyelitis was the suspected diagnosis. Once skeletally mature, after 4 months from surgical debridement and aggressive antibiotic therapy against Klebsiella oxytoca revealed by a bacteriological exam, the patient underwent prosthetic surgery for the application of a custom-made patellar groove replacement (PGR) to fill the bone defect and restore the femoral trochlea surface. Despite the serious injury that afflicted the right pelvic limb, the surgery had satisfactory outcomes until the last 18-month postoperative follow up.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14060909