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.

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.

Outcome following surgical stabilization of distal diaphyseal and supracondylar femoral fractures in dogs.

Signalment, clinical features, fixation techniques, complications, and outcome for dogs presenting with distal diaphyseal and supracondylar femoral fractures were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 45 dogs with unilateral femoral fractures were included. Supracondylar femoral plates were the most popular method of fixation.

Factors affecting survival to discharge in 53 cats diagnosed with uroabdomen: a single-centre retrospective analysis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess outcomes in cats diagnosed with uroabdomen at a single referral centre.

Methods: Fifty-three cats diagnosed with uroabdomen at a veterinary teaching hospital were identified between June 2003 and September 2016. Data collected included signalment, presenting signs, aetiology, location of rupture, presence of concurrent injury, outcome of urine culture, presence of uroliths and packed cell volume (PCV)/creatinine/potassium levels at presentation.

Outcome of Supraglenoid Tubercle Fractures in 12 Dogs.

Objective:  The aim of this study was to report the outcome and complications of surgical stabilization following fracture of the supraglenoid tubercle in dogs.

Materials And Methods:  Data from three referral centres (Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Michigan State University and Veterinary Referral Hospital Hallam) were reviewed retrospectively for cases of supraglenoid tubercle fracture ( = 12).

Results:  Overall success rate was 9/12.

Retrospective evaluation of factors influencing transfusion requirements and outcome in cats with pelvic injury (2009-2014): 122 cases.

Objective: To characterize a population of cats with pelvic trauma and evaluate factors influencing transfusion requirement and outcome.

Design: Retrospective case series (2009-2014).

Setting: University teaching hospital.

Repair of Y-T Humeral Condyle Fractures with Locking Compression Plate Fixation.

Objectives:  The aim of this study was to describe the use of locking compression plates (LCP) in Y-T humeral condyle fractures and to evaluate their clinical outcome.

Methods:  This study involved a retrospective review, including clinical, radiographical and canine brief pain inventory outcome evaluation.

Results:  Eighteen consecutive dogs met the inclusion criteria, and 15/18 were considered to have humeral intracondylar fissure.

Lateral Radial Head Subluxation as a Complication Following Proximal Ulnar Osteotomy or Ostectomy in Eight Dogs.

Objectives:  The aim of this study was to report the complication of lateral radial head subluxation following proximal ulnar osteotomy (PUOO) or proximal ulnar ostectomy (PUOE) in eight dogs.

Materials And Methods:  Case records and diagnostic imaging of dogs developing lateral radial head subluxation following PUOO ( = 7) or PUOE ( = 2) were retrospectively reviewed. Information pertaining to clinical history, signalment, presenting condition, lameness grade, diagnostic imaging and initial surgery details, postoperative complications and their management were retrieved.

Injuries involving the central tarsal bone in nonracing dogs: Short-term outcomes and prognostic factors.

Objective: To describe traumatic injuries involving the central tarsal bone (Tc) in nonracing dogs.

Study Design: Retrospective multicenter study.

Animals: Thirty-two client-owned dogs.

Bicipital Tendinopathy and Carpal Valgus Following a Distant Direct Thoracoabdominal Skin Flap in a German Shepherd with Necrotizing Fasciitis.

A 4 mo old German shepherd dog was presented following an acute onset lameness and swelling of the thoracic limb. Clinical signs, surgical findings, and culture results were consistent with a diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis. Initial management consisted of extensive surgical debridement, wound lavage, and bandaging.

Clinical outcome and complications of thoracic and pelvic limb stump and socket prostheses.

Objectives: To describe the use, quality of life, compliance, complications, and outcome of animals fitted with stump socket prostheses.

Methods: Medical records of dogs fitted with a stump socket prosthesis were reviewed. Functional outcome, quality of life and complications were retrospectively assessed from an owner questionnaire.

Radiographic, Surgeon and Owner Assessment of the BioMedtrix TATE(®) Elbow Arthroplasty.

Objective: To report the long-term radiographic and clinical outcome of the BioMedtrix TATE elbow arthroplasty system in dogs. Assessment was via radiographs, a surgeon-based questionnaire, and owner assessment of outcome using the Liverpool osteoarthritis in dogs (LOAD) and canine brief pain inventory (CBPI) questionnaires.

Study Design: Retrospective multicenter, case series.

Short and long-term outcome following surgical stabilization of tarsocrural instability in dogs.

Objectives: To evaluate the outcome and complications following surgical stabilization of canine tarsocrural luxations.

Methods: Medical records of dogs which were surgically treated for tarsocrural joint instability between February 2007 and June 2014 were reviewed. Surgical technique, complications and long-term outcome (via questionnaire and Canine Brief Pain Inventory) were assessed.

Topographic bone density of the radius and ulna in greyhounds and labrador retrievers with and without medial coronoid process disease.

Objective: To quantify, using computed tomography (CT), cross-sectional ulnar bone density (UBD), and regional radial bone density (RRBD) at the level of the medial coronoid process (MCP) in elbows with and without medial coronoid process disease (MCPD) and with and without fragmentation of MCP (FCP).

Study Design: Retrospective clinical case-control and ex vivo study.

Sample Population: Labrador Retriever elbows (n = 54) and normal cadaveric Greyhound elbows (11) undergoing elbow CT.

Management of bilateral ureteral trauma using ureteral stents and subsequent subcutaneous ureteral bypass devices in a cat.

This report describes a cat that presented with abdominal pain and worsening azotaemia following unknown trauma. Further diagnostic investigations and surgery confirmed bilateral ureteral trauma. The cat was initially managed surgically by bilateral ureteroureterostomy over ureteral stents.