Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2010; 23(03): 182-185
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-09-08-0087
Case Report
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Combined intra-extra-articular technique for stabilisation of coxofemoral luxation

Preliminary results in two dogs
A. Venturini
1   University of Bologna, Clinical Veterinary Department, Surgery Section, Alma Mater Studiorum, Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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S. Pinna
1   University of Bologna, Clinical Veterinary Department, Surgery Section, Alma Mater Studiorum, Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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R. Tamburro
1   University of Bologna, Clinical Veterinary Department, Surgery Section, Alma Mater Studiorum, Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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Publication History

Received:07 August 2009

Accepted:21 January 2010

Publication Date:
18 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Objective: To r

eport a new technique for repairing traumatic cranio-dorsal coxofemoral luxation in dogs.

Methods: Stabilisation of hip luxation was carried out in two dogs: a one-year-old male Border Collie and an eight-year-old female American Staffordshire Bull Terrier. A caudal approach was performed to expose the hip joint. Following this, a 2.5 mm hole was drilled through the acetabular wall at the original attachment of the round ligament, followed by a tunnel between the fovea capitis and the proximal third of the femur. Nylon tape was tied in a clove hitch knot around the femoral neck. The tape was placed as a bridge over the ischial spine to create an acetabular roof in order to increase articular stabilisation. Results: Follow-up examinations were performed at 10, 40 and 90 days after surgery.The dogs did not show any signs of lameness, pain or reoccurrence of the luxation during any of the follow-up examinations.

Clinical significance: This tape-technique enabled reinforcement of the acetabular roof which in turn increased the stability of the joint.