Two small-breed dogs and two cats, with an average body weight of 4.88 kg (range: 4.3-5.5 kg), suffered hindlimb lameness due to luxation with or without fractures of the tarsocrural joint. These patients underwent tarsocrural arthrodesis with epoxy putty external skeletal fixator. The animals'...

Objectives: To evaluate the outcome and complications following surgical stabilization of canine tarsocrural luxations. Methods: Medical records of dogs which were surgically treated for tarsocrural joint instability between February 2007 and June 2014 were reviewed. Surgical technique,...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of treatment using Kirschner wires and tensioning bands for tarsocrural luxation with malleolus fractures resulting from trauma in dogs. Eight dogs with tarsocrural luxation due to malleolus fracture were selected. Following intrathecal...

The aim of this study is to describe the performance of pantarsal arthrodesis using a customized titanium plate for application to the medial surface of the joint. An undefined breed dog, weighing 21.5 kg, was attended at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) with...

The objective of this study was to report the use of gallium-aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) laser (830 nm) in healing two wounds caused by necrosis in a dog in Brazil. An 8-year-old bitch, a rescued victim of animal abuse, had tibiotarsal dislocation in the left posterior limb [date not given]....

This article reports on a case of tibiotarsal luxation in a 3-year-old male non-descript dog weighing 14.5 kg which was presented at the Small Animal Orthopaedic Unit, Madras, Veterinary College Teaching Hospital in Tamil Nadu, India due to a previous traumatic shearing injury to the right ...

The aim of this study was to characterize the orthopedic diseases of the hind limbs in dogs examined at the Veterinary Hospital of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP) - Botucatu (São Paulo - Brasil), during a period of 7-years. A total of 889 dogs...

This study was conducted to determine the types and prevalence rates of radiographic limb conditions, with more emphasis on limb fractures in the dog, cat and horse in Zaria, Nigeria, and its environs. Fractures, elbow luxation, hip dysplasia, patella luxation, tibiotarsal luxation, soft tissue...

Background: Trauma to the canine foot may result in injury to soft tissue or bone or both. Foot injury often results in fractures and joint instability because of disruption to carpal or tarsal ligaments. Several fixation methods have been described for stabilizing tarsometatarsal arthrodesis. The...