Early Surgical Management of Medial Patellar Luxation in Juvenile Dogs
Alefe L.C. Carrera,
Bruno W. Minto,
Eloy H.P. Curuci
et al.
Abstract:Objective The aim of this study was to analyse a series of five cases of early surgical treatment in juvenile canine patients with high-grade medial patellar luxation.
Study Design Canine patients, with immature skeleton, affected by grade III or IV medial patellar luxation and treated by multimodal surgical techniques were selected.
Results Five dogs of different breeds, mean age 7.2 ± 3.0 months, met the inclusion criteria. Simultaneous distal femoral varus and external tibial torsion wer… Show more
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