Publications by authors named "B W Minto"
Objectives: There is a lack of literature regarding the surgical management of high-grade patellar luxation in cats. Among the available options, corrective osteotomies are suitable for correcting severe bone deformities. Therefore, this study aimed to report on the surgical management of grade IV medial patellar luxation (MPL) through tibial corrective osteotomies in two cats.
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- - The study aimed to evaluate how stable a hip resurfacing prosthesis is in dog cadaver femurs using various biomechanical tests.
- - Twenty canine femurs were tested, with one femur receiving the prosthesis and the other remaining intact; the tests measured load capacity and displacement during stress.
- - Results showed that the prosthesis had lower maximum load and load at collapse values compared to intact femurs, but similar behavior in terms of displacement and stiffness, indicating some limitations in the prosthesis's performance.
Combination of closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy and modified tibial plateau levelling osteotomy for the treatment of medial patellar luxation and concomitant cranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs.
Res Vet Sci
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effectiveness of combining distal femoral osteotomy (DFO) and modified tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (mTPLO) to treat dogs with medial patellar luxation (MPL) and cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD) along with certain bone deviations.
- A total of 12 dogs underwent the combined surgical procedures, with evaluations showing significant improvements in bone angles and successful healing rates over follow-up periods.
- Results indicated that lameness was resolved in all dogs by 90 days post-surgery, with no major complications reported, suggesting this treatment approach is effective for affected canines.
Objective: To describe a modification of the tibial plateau leveling osteotomy technique wherein a double cut is made in the same plane to level the tibial plateau (double-cut tibial plateau leveling osteotomy [DCTPLO]) for treating dogs with cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) and excessive tibial plateau angle (eTPA) diseases.
Study Design: The DCTPLO technique was performed on 18 stifles in dogs with CrCL and an eTPA (>34°). This study evaluated the accuracy of preoperative planning, feasibility of the technique, postoperative clinical outcomes, radiographic examinations at the postoperative follow-up for the first 120 days, evolution of the tibial plateau angle (TPA), time of union of the osteotomy, apposition of the implants, and possible complications.
The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) radiographic grading system stands as a well-established benchmark for categorizing hip dysplasia in canines. Although more objective techniques to quantify early hip laxity in young dogs, such as the Norberg angle (NA) and distraction index (DI), have been documented, there is a scarcity of published studies that directly compare these radiographic measures. The primary objectives of this prospective, analytical study were to assess and compare the NA and DI measures with OFA grades within a cohort of dogs.
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