Reattachment of Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions in the Lateral Femoral Trochlear Ridge With Bioabsorbable Screws in 4 Yearling Standardbreds.

Autor: Bertuglia A; Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italia. Electronic address: andrea.bertuglia@unito.it., Pallante M; Dipartimento di Scienze Medico-Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Parma, Italia., Pillon G; Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italia., Valle D; Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italia., Pagliara E; Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italia., Riccio B; Equine Practice, Torino, Italia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of equine veterinary science [J Equine Vet Sci] 2023 Apr; Vol. 123, pp. 104242. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104242
Abstrakt: This case series describes an alternative surgical technique to obtain reattachment of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions in the lateral trochlear ridge of the femur (LTRF) as well as the clinical and radiological outcome of treated cases. Four Standardbred yearlings (6 lesions in total) underwent surgical fixation of large OCD defects in the LTRF under arthroscopic guidance. Reattachment of the OCD lesions was obtained using 3.0/3.7 mm headless bio-compression and absorbable poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) screws, inserted perpendicularly to the cartilage surface through the lesion. All horses were discharged from the hospital without complications. Clinical and radiological follow-up were collected and reviewed at 6 and 12 months post-operatively. Successful healing of the OCD lesions occurred in all cases based on radiographic evaluations, associated with a reduction of femoro-patellar effusion. All horses presented in this case series were able to enter regular training program as racehorses.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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