Accuracy of end-on fluoroscopy in predicting implant position in relation to the vertebral canal in dogs.

Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of end-on fluoroscopy in predicting implant position in relation to the vertebral canal in the canine thoracolumbar vertebral column.

Study Design: imaging and anatomic study.

Animals: Canine cadaveric thoracolumbar vertebral columns ( = 5).

Feline gastrointestinal eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia presenting as a rectal mass.

Case Summary: A 9-year-old neutered male cat was referred owing to dyschezia and weight loss. Abdominal CT revealed a heterogeneous mass in the rectum and thickening of one caudal mesenteric lymph node. The mass induced a focal rectal obstruction.

Biomechanical comparison of screw and suture fixation for temporary transarticular tarsocrural immobilization in canine cadavers.

Objective: To biomechanically evaluate an ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UWMWPE) suture for temporary tarsocrural immobilization as a potential alternative to the existing surgical method, which uses a 4.5 AO/ASIF calcaneotibial cortical screw.

Study Design: Randomized in vitro biomechanical study.