Treatment of ununited anconeal process in 8 dogs by osteotomy and dynamic distraction of the proximal part of the ulna

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Cássio R.a. Ferrigno¹  Alexandre Schmaedecke²  Franklin A. Sterman¹  James Lincoln² 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Departamento de CirurgiaSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Dogs;    surgery;    orthopaedics;    elbow;    Cães;    cirurgia;    ortopedia;    cotovelo;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-736X2007000800006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A surgical technique for the treatment of ununited anconeal process in dogs treated by osteotomy and dynamic distraction of the proximal part of the ulna using a linear external skeletal fixator was evaluated. In all cases the osteotomy was distracted 1mm each day after the surgery until desired distraction had been achieved. Eight dogs and 9 joints diagnosed with ununited anconeal process were treated. The success of the procedure was determined by comparing clinical signs of lameness and degree of arthrosis at the time of diagnosis to 6 months after the surgical intervention. Radiographic union occurred in 88.9% of the affected joints between 21 and 42 days after the surgical procedure. Clinically, six elbows were classified as good, two as satisfactory and one as unsatisfactory. Six months after surgery two elbows had no arthrosis, one had Grade 1, two Grade 2 and one Grade 3. It is concluded the combination of ulnar osteotomy and dynamic distraction of the olecranon by a linear external skeletal fixator is a feasible procedure for the treatment of ununited anconeal process in dogs.

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