Objectives: Limited guidelines exist regarding the optimal treatment of traumatic canine elbow luxation, and there is a lack of information on long-term functional outcome. Here we report reduction and stabilisation techniques for a series of traumatic elbow luxations and describe clinical outcome...

Three dogs presented with traumatic lateral elbow luxation following road traffic accidents. Concurrent injuries included skin abrasions and coxofemoral luxation. All luxations were reduced and stabilised with bone anchors through a lateral approach to the elbow joint and had an augmented or...

Traumatic elbow joint luxation is the displacement of one or more bones forming the elbow joint due to blunt trauma, and it is uncommon in dogs and rare in cats. Although there are numerous case series in dogs, a few feline reports have been described. The aim of this study is to present the...

This paper presents the cases of lateral luxation of elbow joint in dogs. The cases which had history of lameness in the forelimb were included. After complete orthopaedic examination, two radiographic views were taken for final confirmation of the elbow luxation. Haemato-biochemical tests were...

In the available literature, cases of traumatic elbow luxation managed by closed reduction appear to have a better long-term prognosis than cases managed by open reduction and surgical stabilisation. That being said, it is important to consider that the poorer outcome in surgically-managed cases...

Objective: To describe the surgical reduction of luxation of the triceps brachii tendon in a dog. Animal: One 2.5-year-old 2.58 kg castrated male toy poodle. Study design: Clinical case report. Methods: The dog displayed intermittent, non-weight bearing lameness of the right forelimb for...

This case report details a caudal unilateral traumatic elbow luxation in a 4-year-old male neutered Labrador following a road traffic trauma. This is a highly unusual injury in the dog. The pathogenesis and successful treatment by closed reduction followed by stabilisation with a temporary...

Objective: To report the presentation and treatment of traumatic elbow luxation and to evaluate success following closed or open reduction. Design: Retrospective case series conducted between April 1999 and April 2009. Methods: Records of 14 dogs and 11 cats were reviewed for signalment, history,...

BACKGROUND: The most frequent luxations encountered in small animal pathology are located at the humero-radioulnar joint and tibio-tarsal-metatarsal joint, usually with traumatic etiology. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine which elbow luxation reduction method has the best...

Traumatic partial elbow luxation (unilateral medial humeroulnar) was diagnosed in a 2.5-year-old crossbreed dog. Previous reports of traumatic elbow luxation in the dog described lateral and less frequently medial humeroradioulnar luxations. The treatment consisted of closed reduction of the...