Correction of rotational deformity of the pes with external skeletal fixation in four dogs.

Objective: To report unilateral correction and initial stabilization with external skeletal fixation (ESF) of metatarsal rotation in 4 immature Bernese Mountain Dogs.

Study Design: Case series.

Animals: Bernese Mountain Dogs (n=4).

Validity of goniometric joint measurements in cats.

Objective: To compare and validate goniometric joint measurements obtained from nonsedated and sedated cats with measurements from radiographic evaluation.

Animals: 20 adult cats with no evidence of joint disease.

Procedures: Measurements of flexion and extension of the carpus, elbow, shoulder, tarsus, stifle, and hip joints and of carpal and tarsal joints during varus and valgus angulation were made by a single investigator before and after sedation of cats.

Use of hinged transarticular external fixation for adjunctive joint stabilization in dogs and cats: 14 cases (1999-2003).

Objectives: To describe placement of hinged transarticular external fixation (HTEF) frames and evaluate their ability to protect the primary repair of unstable joints while allowing joint mobility in dogs and cats.

Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: 8 cats and 6 dogs.

Use of a supraplastron approach to the coelomic cavity for repair of an esophageal tear in a loggerhead sea turtle.

A juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) was referred for removal of a fishhook lodged in the coelomic portion of the esophagus. Attempts at manual and endoscopic extraction were unsuccessful and resulted in a 6-cm tear in the coelomic portion of the esophagus. A supraplastron approach was made to the coelomic cavity, allowing access to and repair of the esophageal tear.