Description and outcome of prosthetic ligament placement for stabilization of medial or dorsomedial tarsometatarsal joint luxation in dogs and cats: 16 cases (2004-2017).

Objective: To describe prosthetic ligament placement for reduction and stabilization of medial or dorsomedial tarsometatarsal joint luxation in dogs and cats and to report complications and postoperative outcomes for patients that underwent that procedure.

Animals: 14 dogs and 2 cats with medial or dorsomedial tarsometatarsal joint luxation.

Procedures: The electronic database of a referral surgery practice was searched to identify records of dogs and cats with tarsometatarsal joint luxation that underwent prosthetic ligament placement between January 2004 and March 2017.

Imaging diagnosis--acquired pectus excavatum secondary to laryngeal paralysis in a dog.

A 13-year-old neutered female Labrador retriever had inspiratory dyspnea secondary to bilateral laryngeal paralysis. Radiographically, there was pectus excavatum with a mediastinal shift to the right. Arytenoid lateralization was performed, relieving the upper respiratory obstruction, and the sternal deformity also resolved.

Chronic hernia repair in a rat model using small intestinal submucosa.

BACKGROUND. Small intestinal submucosa (SIS) body wall defect repair in preclinical studies results in host tissue that resembles original host tissue histologically and has adequate strength to maintain repair integrity. However, these studies have been performed using acute hernia models that may not represent healing in a naturally occurring hernia.