Humeral Head-Split Fracture in Two Dogs.

Two skeletally immature female dogs were each investigated for chronic weight-bearing thoracic limb lameness. The first patient was lame for 2 months following a tumble whilst playing, and the second patient had been intermittently lame since 3 weeks of age. In both cases, radiographic examination of the shoulder revealed fissuring of the caudal humeral head consistent with an incomplete proximal humeral Salter-Harris type IV fracture with an Enoki-mushroom-like appearance of the caudal fragment, where two heads rise from a common stem.

Evaluation of a client questionnaire at diagnosing surgical site infections in an active surveillance system.

Objective: To report sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and accuracy of a client questionnaire at diagnosing surgical site infections (SSIs) and describe the impact of active surveillance on SSI detection.

Study Design: Prospective, cohort study.

Animals: Dogs and cats undergoing soft tissue or orthopedic surgery over a 12-month period at a referral hospital.

Presenting signs and clinical outcome in dogs with metaphyseal osteopathy: 39 cases (2009-2018).

Objective: To describe the presenting signs, concurrent conditions, treatment and outcome of dogs with metaphyseal osteopathy.

Materials And Methods: Multi-centre retrospective review of medical records from January 2009 to September 2018 at four referral centres to identify dogs with a radiographic diagnosis of metaphyseal osteopathy.

Results: Thirty-nine dogs were identified.

Comparing the accuracy of freehand, fluoroscopically guided and aiming device-assisted drilling in veterinary orthopaedic surgery.

Background: Drilling accuracy is essential in the correct positioning of implants and avoidance of iatrogenic damage to surrounding tissues. The use of augmented drilling methods has been documented as an approach to improving the accuracy of drilling. The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of two augmented drilling methods (fluoroscopically guided and aiming device) to freehand (FH) drilling.

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.