Repair of femoral trochanteric osteotomy in the dog |
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| Authors: | R G Whitelock J Dyce J E F Houlton |
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| Institution: | The Queen's Veterinary School Hospital, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 OES;*Strangeways Research Laboratory, Worts Causeway, Cambridge CB1 4RN |
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| Abstract: | The records and radiographs of 24 dogs that underwent femoral trochanteric osteotomy repair were reviewed. Osteotomy repair was performed with either a pin and tension band wire or a lag screw technique. Significant clinical complications associated with the osteotomy were identified in one dog (4 per cent) six weeks after surgery, although abnormal radiographic changes were evident in 15 dogs (62 per cent). The method of repair did not influence healing and there were comparable radiographic complication rates. It Is concluded that femoral trochanteric osteotomy Is not associated with significant clinical problems, despite a high incidence of abnormal radiographic findings. |
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