TIBIAL PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY IN A CAPE CLAWLESS OTTER (AONYX CAPENSIS) WITH CRANIAL CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURES
Autor: | Christine M. Molter, Meg Sutherland-Smith, Tracy L. Clippinger, Joshua Jackson |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Aonyx capensis
medicine.medical_specialty Physical examination Otter Cruciate ligament Suture (anatomy) biology.animal medicine Animals Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture Cruciate ligament ruptures Tibia General Veterinary biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine biology.organism_classification Stifle Osteotomy Surgery Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Lameness Tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy Female Animal Science and Zoology business Otters |
Zdroj: | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 46:179-183 |
ISSN: | 1937-2825 1042-7260 |
Popis: | A 13-yr-old female Cape clawless otter (Aonyx capensis) presented with an acute mild right pelvic limb lameness that progressed to a non–weight-bearing lameness. Diagnosis of a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) was made based on positive cranial drawer during physical examination and was supported by radiographs. A surgical repair with a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) and bone anchor with an OrthoFiber suture was performed. The tibial plateau angle was reduced from 30 to 5°. The otter returned to normal function after 12 wk of exercise restriction. Twelve months after surgery, the left CCL ruptured and a TPLO was performed. No complications developed after either surgery, and the otter had an excellent return to function. This is the first report of a cranial cruciate ligament rupture and TPLO procedure in a mustelid, supporting its application to noncanid and felid species. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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