Surgical Reconstruction of the Metatarsal Pad Using Nonweight-Bearing Surfaces of the Footpads in a Dog
Autor: | Hun-Young Yoon, Ji-Hyun Kim |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
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040301 veterinary sciences medicine.medical_treatment Cutaneous Trunci 0403 veterinary science Abdominal wall 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Dogs Left hindlimb medicine Animals Small Animals Foot Injuries Degloving Debridement business.industry Foot 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Anatomy Plastic Surgery Procedures medicine.disease Right hindlimb body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Amputation 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Pouch business |
Zdroj: | Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. 56(1) |
ISSN: | 1547-3317 |
Popis: | A 9 yr old mixed-breed dog weighing 6.3 kg was presented with degloving injuries and multiple lacerations on the footpads of both hindlimbs. After amputation of the left hindlimb and debridement of the necrotic footpads on the right hindlimb, the remaining pads were insufficient for ambulation. The complete carpal pads and the peripheral, nonweight-bearing portions of the second and fifth digital pads of both forelimbs were harvested for pad grafting. All segments were sutured on the cutaneous trunci muscle in the predetermined location of the right abdominal wall for the pouch flap. After detaching the flap, the grafted segments were gradually strengthened, and the dog was able to regain ambulation. When considering pad grafting, the entire carpal pad and crescent-shaped segments from the nonweight-bearing surfaces of digital pads are excellent candidates for free grafts without compromising the ambulation of other limbs. |
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