Radial torsion in dogs with medial compartment disease.

Objective: To evaluate the magnitude and direction of radial torsion (RT) in dogs with medial compartment disease (MCD).

Study Design: Case-control study.

Sample Population: Twenty-eight healthy dogs and 28 dogs with confirmed MCD.

The successful use of negative-pressure wound therapy in two cases of canine necrotizing fasciitis.

A 5 mo old female Akita and a 1 yr, 5 mo old male German shorthaired pointer were both evaluated for soft-tissue lesions characterized by rapidly expanding edema, erythema, and pain. Ultrasound was utilized to locate and sample fluid accumulations, and β-hemolytic Streptococcus was isolated from the wounds. Development of systemic symptoms including fever, tachycardia, and tachypnea as well as a lack of response to medical management prompted surgical intervention in both cases.

Femoral imaging artifacts associated with dorsal recumbency craniocaudal radiographic positioning. Description of a modified bisecting angle technique.

Objectives: To describe the radiographic length distortion associated with femoral tilt during cranio-caudal positioning. To describe a modified bisecting angle technique to alleviate image foreshortening.

Methods: Five pairs of femurs were imaged.

Radiographic evaluation of osteotomized ulnar segments following arthroscopic treatment for canine medial coronoid disease.

Objective: To assess movement of ulnar segments radiographically, following proximal and midshaft ulnar osteotomy or ostectomy after arthroscopic treatment for dogs diagnosed with medial coronoid disease.

Methods: Fragmentation and cartilage wear were treated arthroscopically and the presence of incongruity confirmed. Osteotomies were performed at the mid-point or proximal third of the length of the ulna.