The long term results of surgery of canine stifle disorders

Abstract

The case histories, treatment and post–operative progress of 297 dogs referred to this Department for investigation of stifle conditions between September 1968 and September 1972 are described with particular emphasis on the long term results of treatment. Résumé. Les antécédents commémoratifs, le traitement et les progrès postopératoires de 297 chiens, remis à ce département entre Septembre 1968 et Septembre 1972 pour investigation à l'égard de l'état du grasset, ont été décrits en mettant surtout l'emphase sur les résultats thérapeutiques à long terme. Zusammenfassung. Nachdrùcklich der langfristigen Behandlungsfolgen von Kniegelenke‐Zustànden, sind Befunde, Behandlungen und postoperative Fortschritte der, von den zwischen September 1968 und September 1972 diesem Abteil zum Forschungszweck iiberreichten 297 Hunde, mit besonderem Hinweis auf Endergebnisse, dargestellt.

Surgical treatment of medial patellar luxation without femoral trochlear groove deepening procedures in dogs: 91 cases (1998–2009)

“…The smaller reported number came from a study 20 in which investigators only counted patellar reluxation if it required surgical intervention. 6,14,18 The described minor complication rate of 34.1% of cases in the present study is slightly higher than those reported in other studies [18][19][20] (reports ranged from 23/131 [17.6%] stifle joints to 20/70 [28.6%] dogs). The proportion of cases in which additional surgery was recommended for patellar reluxation or other major complications in the present study (6/91 [6.6%]) also compares favorably with those of previous reports 19,20 (8/70 [11.4%] dogs to 17/131 [13.0%] stifle joints).…”

“…Our hypothesis was that luxation recurrence and complication rates following this surgical procedure would be similar to those reported in studies 1,3,6,14,15,[18][19][20]22,23 in which the surgical techniques included trochlear groove deepening procedures. We sought to assess signalment, outcomes, and associated complications for dogs that received this treatment and to evaluate whether OA progressed during the 8-week period following surgery.…”

“…1,3,4,6,11,12,[15][16][17]20,26 These procedures include trochlear sulcoplasty, trochlear chondroplasty, and tibial wedge and block reces- 15 attempt to preserve intact hyaline cartilage; nevertheless, all trochlear deepening procedures cause some degree of hyaline cartilage morbidity. 1,3,4,6,11,12,[15][16][17]20,26 These procedures include trochlear sulcoplasty, trochlear chondroplasty, and tibial wedge and block reces- 15 attempt to preserve intact hyaline cartilage; nevertheless, all trochlear deepening procedures cause some degree of hyaline cartilage morbidity.…”

“…[27][28][29][30] This tissue is weaker and less suited to articulation than the hyaline cartilage that it replaces. 1,3,4,6,11,12,[14][15][16][17]20 Such procedures were reported 32 to result in a larger percentage of the patellar body being located within the trochlear groove, but to the authors' knowledge, no documentation of the long-term effects on joint biomechanics and subsequent formation or progression of OA has been undertaken. 29,30 The successful clinical use of trochlear groove deepening procedures has been extensively described.…”

Predisposition of Dog Breeds to Rupture of the Cranial Cruciate Ligament

“…A number of papers proved a higher incidence of the CCL rupture in females than in males (Barnes 1977;Denny and Minter 1973;Whitehair et al 1993). In our sample of patients males and females were rather equally represented (53.55% of males and 46.45% of females).…”