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Nine dogs, each with a severe carpal sprain injury, were treated by arthrodesis (2 bilateral). The same surgical technique with articular cartilage curettage, autologous bone grafting and compression plate fixation was used for each carpus. Initial treatment with external coaptation had been unsuccessful, but arthrodesis always resulted in resolution of the lameness. Complications included fracture of the compression plate (1 case) and loosening of the implants (2 cases).

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The efficacy of partial carpal arthrodesis was evaluated retrospectively in 39 dogs (45 carpi) with severe sprains of the middle carpal joints, the carpometacarpal joints, or both. The carpometacarpal joint was the most frequently injured joint. Jumping or falling from heights was the cause of injury in 49% of these animals. Of the 25 owners who responded to a mailed questionnaire (mean follow-up, 32 months), all stated their animal had improved or greatly improved after partial carpal arthrodesis and all were pleased or very pleased with the final surgical result. Hyperextension persisted in 11% of the cases and degenerative joint disease of the antebrachiocarpal joint was present in 15.5% of the cases. No dogs with partial carpal arthrodesis required panarthrodesis at a later date.