Temporary transarticular stabilization with a locking plate for medial shoulder luxation in a dog

C. Post; T. Guerrero; K. Voss; P. M. Montavon

doi:10.3415/VCOT-07-07-0066

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Table of Contents

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2008; 21(02): 166-170
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-07-07-0066

Case Report

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Temporary transarticular stabilization with a locking plate for medial shoulder luxation in a dog

C. Post

¹Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, Zurich, Switzerland

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T. Guerrero

¹Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, Zurich, Switzerland

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K. Voss

¹Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, Zurich, Switzerland

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P. M. Montavon

¹Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, Zurich, Switzerland

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Abstract

Summary

This report describes the temporary fixation of a traumatic shoulder luxation in a large-breed dog using a 3.5-mm Locking Round-Hole Reconstruction Plate (LRHRP) to provide stable internal splinting, allowing healing of the injured ligaments, joint capsule, glenohumeral ligaments, tendons, and muscles for restoration of joint stability. The use of a temporary plate with a locking system should be considered as an option in the treatment of canine shoulder joint luxations with severe tissue damage.

Keywords

Shoulder joint - luxation - dog - plate fixation

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