Veterinary surgery : VS
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Veterinary surgery : VS · Apr 2013
Long-term maintenance of arytenoid cartilage abduction and stability during exercise after laryngoplasty in 33 horses.
To (1) assess long-term maintenance of arytenoid cartilage abduction (ACA) after laryngoplasty (LP); and (2) correlate the residual grade of ACA and postoperative abductory loss with arytenoid cartilage stability (ACS) during exercise. ⋯ Limited abductory loss occurs after 6 weeks postoperatively. Resting ACA grade was not a useful predictor of ACS during exercise.
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Veterinary surgery : VS · Feb 2013
The effect of short- and long-term treatment with manuka honey on second intention healing of contaminated and noncontaminated wounds on the distal aspect of the forelimbs in horses.
To compare the effects of manuka honey and manuka honey gel on second intention healing of noncontaminated distal limb wounds and those contaminated with feces. ⋯ Treatment of wounds with manuka honey and manuka honey gel reduced wound retraction and overall healing time compared with gel and untreated control wounds.
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Veterinary surgery : VS · Jan 2013
Retrospective comparison of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis and open reduction and internal fixation of radius-ulna fractures in dogs.
To compare the efficacy of reduction, time to union, and clinical outcome of radius and ulna fractures stabilized using either minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) or open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). ⋯ Radius and ulna fractures managed with MIPO had similar alignment, reduction, and time to union as fractures managed with ORIF. Future prospective clinical studies are warranted and should assess healing more frequently and in a standardized manner to compare MIPO to ORIF in a larger population of dogs.
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Veterinary surgery : VS · Oct 2012
A controlled study evaluating a novel surgical treatment for kissing spines in standing sedated horses.
To compare the results of a novel minimally invasive surgical technique with intralesional corticosteroid medication, as treatment for overriding dorsal spinous processes (ORDSP) in horses. ⋯ This surgical technique allowed horses with back pain and radiographic ORDSP to return to work without further clinical signs of back pain and to show radiographic evidence of improvement.
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Veterinary surgery : VS · Oct 2012
Case ReportsThoracic epidural catheter placement using a paramedian approach with cephalad angulation in three dogs.
To describe a technique for insertion of a thoracic epidural catheter. ⋯ Paramedian approach with cephalad angulation is a suitable technique to place thoracic epidural catheters in dogs.