Impact of postoperative radiography on the management of humeral condylar fractures in immature dogs.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of postoperative radiographs on treatment decisions for skeletally immature dogs undergoing repair of a fractured humeral condyle.

Study Design: Retrospective observational multicenter study.

Sample Population: A total of 139 dogs (<12 months of age).

Influence of oblique proximal ulnar osteotomy on humeral intracondylar fissures in 35 spaniel breed dogs.

Objective: To investigate the effects of oblique proximal ulnar osteotomy (PUO) on the healing of humeral intracondylar fissure (HIF) in spaniel breed dogs.

Study Design: Clinical retrospective study.

Sample Population: A total of 51 elbows from 35 spaniel dogs.

Lower body weight and increasing age are significant risk factors for complications following bi-oblique proximal ulnar osteotomy in dogs.

Objective: To report and evaluate the risk factors for complications following bi-oblique proximal ulnar osteotomy (PUO) in dogs.

Animals: 82 client-owned dogs (93 limbs).

Methods: Clinical records of dogs treated with bi-oblique PUO over a 5-year period were reviewed.

Locking Compression Plate Fixation of Feline Acetabular Fractures: Application, Complications and Perioperative Outcome.

Objectives:  The aim of this study was to report the use, complications and perioperative outcome of locking compression plates (LCP) for acetabular fracture fixation in feline patients.

Study Design:  Medical records were reviewed for cats presented with acetabular fractures between 2011 and 2019. Only cases that involved open reduction and internal fixation with at least one LCP and had a minimum of 5-week postoperative follow-up were included.

The Effect of Femur Positioning on Measurement of Tibial Plateau Angle: An In Vitro Study.

Five canine cadaveric pelvic limbs with intact cranial cruciate ligaments were used to quantify the effect of variation in limb positioning on the radiographic measurement of the tibial plateau angle (TPA) with reference to the degree of femoral condyle superimposition. Intra-osseous pin placement and a custom jig design allowed the controlled three-dimensional manipulation of limbs. Medio-lateral digital radiographic projections were taken with perfect femoral hemicondylar superimposition to establish a "reference" TPA (difference in position = 0 mm), and subsequently in varying degrees of supination/pronation and abduction/adduction.

Functional outcomes of dogs undergoing shoulder arthrodesis with 2 locking compression plates.

Objective: To report the outcomes of dogs undergoing shoulder arthrodesis with the application of 2 locking compression plates (LCPs).

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Twelve client owned dogs undergoing shoulder arthrodesis using 2 LCPs as the principal method of fixation.

Marginal excision of cutaneous mast cell tumors in dogs was not associated with a higher rate of complications or prolonged wound healing than marginal excision of soft tissue sarcomas.

Objective: To compare wound healing following planned marginal excision of cutaneous mast cell tumors (MCTs) with that of soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) and to identify risk factors for wound healing complications and delay in healing.

Animals: 126 dogs that underwent intentional marginal excision of cutaneous MCTs (n = 77) or subcutaneous STSs (49).

Procedures: Medical records of included dogs were reviewed and signalment, tumor size, tumor location, skin closure type, time to healing, reported complications, histopathological grade, and surgical margins were recorded.

Risk Factors for Relapse in People with Severe Mental Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.

Background: Evidence suggests that different variables associated with the COVID-19 pandemic may increase the risk of relapse in people with Severe Mental Disorders (SMDs). However, no studies have yet looked closely at the different risk factors involved to determine their influence on the worsening of these patients' illnesses.

Objective: To analyze which variables related to the COVID-19 pandemic have increased the risk of relapse in patients with SMDs.

Clinical Cohort Study in Canine Patients, to Determine the Average Platelet and White Blood Cell Number and Its Correlation with Patient's Age, Weight, Breed and Gender: 92 Cases (2019-2020).

Unlabelled: Due to its easy preparation and that it is well tolerated, the use of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has become increasingly popular in regenerative medicine. However, there are still no clear guidelines on how it should be classified or whether the individual canine patient's clinical status can influence its quality.

Objective: This study aims to show if the weight, age, sex, neutered status or breed of canine patients have any correlation with the composition of PRP.

Complications after proximal abducting ulnar osteotomy and prognostic factors in 66 dogs.

Objective: To report complications and prognostic factors in dogs undergoing proximal abducting ulnar osteotomy (PAUL). To evaluate the ability to predict complications on the basis of post-operative radiographic examination.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Comparison of Fat Harvested from Flank and Falciform Regions for Stem Cell Therapy in Dogs.

Background: Adipose tissue has recently gained attention as a source of mesenchymal stem cells (AdMSCs) for applications in treating degenerative joint disease in veterinary patients. This study aimed to quantify the stromal vascular fractions (SVFs) and colony forming units (CFU) of AdMSCs from the falciform and flank regions and compare dogs of different ages and weights.

Methods: Fat tissue was harvested from the flank (21 dogs) and falciform regions (17 dogs).

Optimization of the ultrasoud-assisted extraction of saponins from quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Wild) using response surface methodology.

Background: Quinoa grain has a bitter tasting layer in the pericarp called saponin, a triterpenoid glycoside with industrial potential. Traditionally, quinoa saponins are extracted with a large amount of water, which is why ultrasound technology constitutes an emerging technological alternative which is considered efficient and profitable compared to traditional extraction methods. The objective of this research was to determine the amplitude, time, and concentration of ethanol that guarantee a higher content of saponin through extraction assisted by ultrasound.

Locking Plate Fixation for Canine Acetabular Fractures.

Objective:  The aim of this study was to document application of locking plates for stabilization of acetabular fractures along with complications and clinical outcomes. We hypothesized that complications and clinical outcomes would be comparable to historical reports using non-locking plate and screw constructs.

Study Design:  Medical records of dogs presented with acetabular fractures at a single referral centre between 2010 and 2018 were reviewed.

Bilateral locking compression plate and transcondylar screw fixation for stabilization of canine bicondylar humeral fractures.

Objective: To report the surgical management, complications, and short-term outcomes for dogs with humeral Y-T fractures (ie, fractures affecting the medial and lateral aspect of the humeral condyle extending from the articular surface) that had been approached bilaterally (medial and lateral) and stabilized with two locking compression plates (LCP) and to investigate risk factors for major complications in the short term.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Twenty-eight client-owned dogs.

Risk of infection after double locking plate and screw fixation of tibial plateau leveling osteotomies in dogs weighing greater than 50 kilograms.

Objective: To compare surgical site infection (SSI) rates after double locking plate and screw fixation (DLP), standard locking plate and screw fixation (LP), and conventional nonlocking plate and screw fixation (NLP) in dogs weighing >50 kg undergoing tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO).

Study Design: Retrospective study (January 2003-October 2017).

Animals: Two hundred seventy-five dogs weighing >50 kg with cranial cruciate ligament disease treated with TPLO.

Ventral distraction-stabilization in 5 continuous sites for the treatment of cervical spondylomyelopathy in a Great Dane.

Objective: To report the combined use of novel and commercially available implants for ventral distraction-stabilization of 5 continuous compressive sites in a Great Dane with cervical spondylomyelopathy (CSM).

Study Design: Case report.

Animals: One 4-year-old male Great Dane weighing 78 kg.

Short- and long-term outcome after transcondylar screw placement to treat humeral intracondylar fissure in dogs.

Objective: To describe the postoperative complications and long-term functional outcome after surgical management of humeral intracondylar fissure (HIF) by transcondylar screw (TCS) placement.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Sample Population: Nineteen dogs (26 elbows) METHODS: Medical records (2000-2009) were reviewed for dogs with a diagnosis of HIF according to results of computed tomography and treated by TCS placement at a single referral institution.

Cervical Distraction-Stabilization Using an Intervertebral Spacer Screw and String-of Pearl (SOP™) Plates in 16 Dogs With Disc-Associated Wobbler Syndrome.

Objective: To retrospectively investigate a novel surgical technique using the Fitz Intervertebral Traction Screw (FITS) combined with string-of-pearl (SOP™) locking plates for the treatment of Disc Associated Wobbler Syndrome (DAWS).

Study Design: Case series (n = 16).

Methods: Ventral approach and fenestration of the affected disc(s), nuclear extirpation, and insertion of the FITS device to the level of the dorsal annulus was followed by application of one or two 3.

Sliding humeral osteotomy: medium-term objective outcome measures and reduction of complications with a modified technique.

Objective: To determine mid-term complication rate associated with a modified sliding humeral osteotomy (SHO) technique and compare clinical outcome with or without focal treatment (FT).

Animals: Dogs (n = 46; 60 elbows) with severe or persistent lameness attributable to medial coronoid disease (MCD).

Methods: Signalment, lameness, pain score, and preoperative radiographic findings were recorded.

Locking plate and screw fixation after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy reduces postoperative infection rate in dogs over 50 kg.

Objective: To assess the influence of locking plate and screw implants on postoperative infection rate in dogs >50 kg undergoing tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO).

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Dogs >50 kg (n = 208) that had TPLO.

Does radiographic arthrosis correlate with cartilage pathology in Labrador Retrievers affected by medial coronoid process disease?

Objective: To compare radiographic elbow arthrosis with arthroscopic cartilage pathology in Labrador retrievers with elbow osteoarthritis secondary to medial coronoid process (MCP) disease.

Study Design: Retrospective epidemiological study.

Animals: Labrador retrievers (n = 317; 592 elbow joints).

Use of an ex vivo canine ventral slot model to test the efficacy of a piezoelectric cutting tool for decompressive spinal surgery.

Objective: To test the efficacy of a piezoelectric instrument (PI) for bone removal during ventral slot surgery.

Study Design: Ex vivo feasibility study.

Sample Population: Cadaveric canine cervical spinal specimens (n = 3; C1-7; C1-T1; C2-T1).

Bi-oblique dynamic proximal ulnar osteotomy in dogs: reconstructed computed tomographic assessment of radioulnar congruence over 12 weeks.

Objective: To evaluate radioulnar joint modification using computed tomography (CT) after bi-oblique dynamic proximal ulnar osteotomy (BODPUO).

Study Design: Clinical study.

Animals: Dogs (n = 18, 26 elbows) with elbow incongruence treated by a single surgeon with BODPUO.

Predictive variables for complications after TPLO with stifle inspection by arthrotomy in 1000 consecutive dogs.

Objective: To evaluate risk factors for complications, including meniscal injury and infection, after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) in dogs.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Sample Population: Dogs (n=1000; 1146 stifles) with cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture that had TPLO.