Internal fixation of canine coccygeal vertebral fractures: four cases (2018-2022).

Objectives: To describe the surgical technique and evaluate the outcome and complications after coccygeal vertebral fracture repair in dogs using internal fixation.

Materials And Methods: Medical records and radiography of client-owned dogs were reviewed retrospectively. A lateral approach to the vertebral body was used, and a 1.

Ex vivo evaluation of a novel cell salvage device to recover canine erythrocytes.

Objective: To determine the ability of a cell salvage device to recover canine erythrocytes by direct aspiration of diluted packed red blood cells (pRBC) and saline rinse from blood-soaked surgical swabs.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Sample Population: Twelve recently expired units of canine pRBC.

Intraoperative cell salvaging: ex vivo evaluation of two swab-washing methods.

Objective: To compare erythrocyte recovery by a cell salvage device between swab-washing by manual agitation or filtration.

Sample: 12 recently expired units of canine packed RBCs.

Procedure: The packed RBC units underwent quality analysis before donation from a pet blood bank.

Epicondylar plate fixation of humeral condylar fractures in immature French bulldogs: 45 cases (2014-2020).

Objectives: The objective of this study was to report outcome and postoperative complications following stabilisation of humeral condylar fractures in skeletally immature French bulldogs with a transcondylar screw combined with locking or hybrid locking plates.

Materials And Methods: Medical records from one referral hospital were reviewed to identify skeletally immature French bulldogs with humeral condylar fractures treated with a transcondylar screw and epicondylar locking or hybrid locking plates crossing the distal humeral physis.

Results: Forty-five fractures in 41 different dogs with a mean age of 4 months (range 3.