Arthroscopic partial patellectomy in a dog.

Autor:	Bright SR; Northwest Surgeons, Delamere House, Ashville Point, Sutton Weaver, Cheshire WA7 3FW., May C
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Journal of small animal practice [J Small Anim Pract] 2011 Mar; Vol. 52 (3), pp. 168-71. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Feb 05.
DOI:	10.1111/j.1748-5827.2011.01020.x
Abstrakt:	A six-year-old, female, neutered, whippet was presented for evaluation of a severe, sudden-onset right pelvic limb lameness. The extensor mechanism of the right stifle was intact and there was periarticular swelling in the right stifle. Radiography showed a fracture of the distal pole of the patella. The distal fragment was approximately 25% of the patellar length and the fracture was deemed non-reconstructable. Fracture fragment removal was performed arthroscopically, which led to an excellent clinical outcome. The owner considered the dog to be exercising normally at the seven-month postoperative examination. To the authors' knowledge this report documents the first arthroscopically performed partial patellectomy in veterinary surgery. (© 2011 British Small Animal Veterinary Association.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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