Veterinary surgery : VS
-
Veterinary surgery : VS · Feb 2009
Clinical TrialTechniques of application and initial clinical experience with sliding humeral osteotomy for treatment of medial compartment disease of the canine elbow.
To determine medium-term clinical efficacy of sliding humeral osteotomy (SHO) for treatment of lameness and elbow pain associated with clinically diagnosed elbow disease featuring cartilage eburnation of the medial elbow compartment (medial compartment disease--MCD). ⋯ SHO is appropriate for clinical management of pain and lameness in select cases of canine MCD.
-
Veterinary surgery : VS · Jan 2009
Biomechanical comparison of two alternative tibial plateau leveling osteotomy plates with the original standard in an axially loaded gap model: an in vitro study.
To compare the axial compression stiffness of osteotomized canine tibiae stabilized with Slocum, Securos, or Synthes plates after a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) procedure. ⋯ Construct stiffness in axial load varies with implant type. Implants that confer higher stiffness to the construct may result in greater fixation stability in tibial metaphyseal osteotomies.
-
Veterinary surgery : VS · Jan 2009
Biomechanical analysis of the three-dimensional motion pattern of the canine cervical spine segment C4-C5.
To study the kinematics of cervical spine segment C(4)-C(5) and its association with disc dimensions and the coupled motion (CM) in relation to primary motion (PM). ⋯ The canine C(4)-C(5) spinal segment has unique motion coupling patterns that should be considered for dynamic implant designs.
-
Veterinary surgery : VS · Dec 2008
Comparative StudyEx vivo biomechanical comparison of the 2.4 mm uniLOCK reconstruction plate using 2.4 mm locking versus standard screws for fixation of acetabular osteotomy in dogs.
To compare the accuracy of reduction and the biomechanical characteristics of canine acetabular osteotomies stabilized with locking versus standard screws in a locking plate. ⋯ There is no apparent advantage of locking plate fixation over standard plate fixation of 2-piece ex vivo acetabular fractures using the 2.4 mm uniLOCK reconstruction plate.
-
Veterinary surgery : VS · Oct 2008
Mechanical comparison of 3.5 mm broad dynamic compression plate, broad limited-contact dynamic compression plate, and narrow locking compression plate systems using interfragmentary gap models.
To compare (1) pullout properties between 3.5 mm cortical and locking screws, and (2) mechanical properties and gap displacements between the 3.5 mm broad limited-contact dynamic compression plate (LC-DCP), broad dynamic compression plate (DCP), and narrow locking compression plate (LCP), during axial loading of plate-stabilized diaphyseal fragments with an interfragmentary gap. ⋯ The LCP system is more likely than LC-DCP and DCP systems, with neutrally positioned screws, to maintain a planned interfragmentary gap, although gap strains range from 0% to 15% across the 2 mm gap during a trot load.