Patellar luxation in 70 large breed dogs
| Autor: | S. E. Gibbons, C. Macias, Gina Pinchbeck, W. M. McKee, M. A. Tonzing |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Lameness Animal Joint Dislocations Breeding Cruciate ligament Dogs Postoperative Complications Risk Factors Medicine Animals Clinical significance Dog Diseases Risk factor Small Animals business.industry Soft tissue Patella Stifle Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Lameness Relative risk Concomitant Etiology Female business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of small animal practice. 47(1) |
| ISSN: | 0022-4510 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To report the signalment, history, clinical features, and outcome in dogs weighing greater than 15 kg, treated surgically and non-surgically for patellar luxation. Risk factors for the development of patellar luxation, postoperative complications, and outcome were evaluated. Methods: Details regarding signalment, bodyweight, breed, aetiology, unilateral or bilateral luxation, duration of lameness, grade of luxation, direction of luxation, grade of lameness at presentation, concomitant cranial cruciate ligament rupture, method of treatment, surgical technique, surgeon, and complications were obtained from the medical records. Outcome was graded as excellent, good, fair, or poor, according to the degree of lameness. Results: Seventy dogs (45 males and 25 females) were included. Thirty-five had bilateral luxations (105 limbs). Mean age was two years, and mean weight was 30 kg. The relative risk for Labrador retrievers was 3·3 (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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