Risk Factors Associated with Plantar Necrosis following Tarsal Arthrodesis in Dogs.

Objectives:  The aim of this study was to define landmarks of the intermetatarsal channel of the dorsal pedal artery and to assess whether damage to the dorsal pedal artery during metatarsal screw placement in dogs undergoing pan- and partial-tarsal arthrodesis (PanTA/ParTA) could be a mechanism in the development of plantar necrosis.

Study Design:  This study was divided in to two parts: (1) ex-vivo anatomical study: 19 canine cadavers, (2) retrospective clinical study: 39 dogs. Cadaveric dissection documented the mean intermetatarsal channel position.

Surgical management of superficial digital flexor tendon luxation in dogs: 48 cases (2005-2020).

Objectives: To report the outcome, frequency of complications and potential prognostic factors associated with surgical repair of superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) luxation in dogs.

Materials And Methods: Medical records from 10 referral hospitals were reviewed retrospectively for cases of SDFT luxation in dogs that underwent surgical stabilisation. Signalment, clinical presentation, diagnostic imaging, surgical method, type and length of post-operative limb immobilisation, nature of and length of exercise restriction, presence of post-operative complications and outcomes were recorded.

Ventral acetabular augmentation for management of caudoventral luxation following total hip replacement in dogs.

Objective: To report ventral acetabular augmentation with an internal fixator for management of caudoventral luxation following total hip replacement in dogs and to report clinical outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Clinical records from three UK-based referral hospitals were reviewed retrospectively between 2010 and 2020 to identify dogs with caudoventral hip luxation managed by ventral acetabular augmentation. Hip prosthesis component orientation was radiographically assessed to identify potential risk factors associated with the luxation.

Traumatic stifle injury in 72 cats: a multicentre retrospective study.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to describe traumatic stifle injury in cats and report complications and long-term outcome.

Methods: The medical records from seven veterinary hospitals of cats treated for traumatic stifle injury were reviewed. Long-term follow-up data were collected from referring veterinarians and using the Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index, collected from owners.

Establishment of Normal Mechanical Tibial Joint Angles in Dachshunds.

Objective:  The aim of this study was to establish breed-standard mechanical tibial joint reference angles in the frontal plane in Dachshunds.

Study Design:  Craniocaudal ( = 38) and mediolateral ( = 32) radiographs of normal tibiae from Dachshunds were retrospectively reviewed. The mechanical medial proximal, mechanical medial distal, mechanical caudal proximal and mechanical cranial distal tibial angles were measured on three occasions by two separate observers using previously established methodology.