Pantarsal arthrodesis with a locking plate as treatment for reabsorptive calcaneal injury in an obese dog: Case report

The purpose of this study was to describe a pantarsal arthrodesis using a medial locking plate in an overweight dog. A 5-year-old, 28 kg, female dachshund presented with a left plantigraded hindlimb with calcaneous osteolytic injury and bone exposure. First, the patient was treated for the skin woun...

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Published in:Acta Veterinaria Brasilica
Main Authors: Costa, Rodrigo Casarin, Sembenelli, Guilherme, Wittmaack, Mônica Carolina Nery, Rocha, Fabiana Del Lama, Moraes, Paola Castro, Minto, Bruno Watanabe, Dias, Luís Gustavo Gosuen Gonçalves
Other Authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Bone plate
Canis lupus
Familiaris
Immobilization
Joint
Orthopedics
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11449/174889
https://doi.org/10.21708/avb.2017.11.2.6947
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to describe a pantarsal arthrodesis using a medial locking plate in an overweight dog. A 5-year-old, 28 kg, female dachshund presented with a left plantigraded hindlimb with calcaneous osteolytic injury and bone exposure. First, the patient was treated for the skin wound and started on a weight-loss program. A customized locking plate was used in the pantarsal arthrodesis. A normal hindlimb position and gait were observed after 27 days, and bone fusion was achieved at 60 days postoperatively. Implant removal was performed at 120 days, and the patient was discharged. The dog was kept on weight-loss therapy until it achieved a body weight of 11 kg. The customized bone implant used for pantarsal arthrodesis proved feasible and effective in treating an obese dog with low bone density.

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