Prospective Evaluation of Techniques for Differentiating Shoulder Pathology As a Source of Forelimb Lameness in Medium and Large Breed Dogs

Abstract

The diagnostic approach to forelimb lameness in dogs should include shoulder pathology as a differential with multiple assessments used to determine the clinical cause of lameness.

Feasibility and safety of arthroscopic medial glenohumeral ligament and subscapularis tendon repair with knotless anchors: A cadaveric study in dogs

“…Shoulder instability is a cause of chronic forelimb lameness in dogs . The shoulder joint is stabilized by dynamic and static mechanisms.…”

Shoulder Arthrodesis in14 Dogs

“…Orthopedic conditions of the shoulder joint are an important cause of thoracic limb lameness in the dog. [1][2][3][4] Articular and comminuted fractures of the proximal aspect of the humerus or distal aspect of the scapula have a guarded prognosis after surgical repair, with approximately 50% of articular scapular fractures resulting in long-term lameness. 5,6 Management of recurrent shoulder luxations may be similarly challenging, with a high incidence of reluxation or persistent instability.…”

Working Algorithm for Treatment Decision Making for Developmental Disease of the Medial Compartment of the Elbow in Dogs

“…In particular, diseases involving the shoulder joint and adjacent structures should be excluded as causes of thoracic limb lameness. 26 CT and more recently MRI scans are increasingly used to evaluate elbows where changes are equivocal on radiographic assessment 27 ; however, arthroscopic evaluation constitutes the most important single interrogation directing our decision-making process for MCD with or without pathology of the medial aspect of the humeral condyle. We have observed equivocal findings on both CT and MRI where subchondral pathology was subsequently proven by histologic examination of coronoid specimens after arthroscopically identified MCD.…”