Elbow dislocation in the dog

Abstract

The management of two cases of elbow dislocation in the dog by closed reduction is described and a brief review of the literature is given.Résumé. L'auteur décrit le traitement de deux cas de dislocation du coude, chez le chien, par réduction obturée et donne une briève bibliographie.Zusammenfassung. Die Behandlung zweier Fälle von Ellbogendislokation durch geschlossene Reduktion wird beschrieben und eine kurze Übersicht der Literatur gegeben.

Traumatic partial elbow luxation in a dog

“…Owing to its anatomic configuration, the elbow is a very stable joint (Billings and others 1992, Schaeffer and others 1999, Dassler and Vasseur 2002). Fractures or fracture‐dislocations, outnumber luxations which are predominantly lateral (Campbell 1969, 1971, Pass and Fergusson 1971, Meyerlindenberg and others 1991, Billings and others 1992, O’Brien and others 1992, Schaeffer and others 1999, Dassler and Vasseur 2002). Meyerlindenberg and others (1991) have nevertheless described three cases of medial elbow luxation as well as O’Brien and others (1992), whereas Savoldelli and others (1996) have described three cases of caudal luxation.…”

“…During luxation, both radius and ulna dislocate from the humerus. When possible, better results are obtained with an acute closed stable reduction (Campbell 1969, Pass and Fergusson 1971, Meyerlindenberg and others 1991, O’Brien and others 1992, Schaeffer and others 1999, Dassler and Vasseur 2002).…”

Congenital Elbow Subluxation in a Cat

“…C ongenital elbow luxation is responsible for 17–20% of nontraumatic lameness of the elbow joint 1,2 . It is not associated with growth disorders 3–6 or related to trauma.…”

“…C ONGENITAL ELBOW LUXATION is responsible for 17-20% of nontraumatic lameness of the elbow joint. 1,2 It is not associated with growth disorders [3][4][5][6] or related to trauma. The origin and causes of congenital elbow luxation are uncertain.…”

Traumatic elbow luxation in 14 dogs and 11 cats

“…Lateral luxation is more common than medial luxation, which is prevented by the large medial epicondyle and the sloped medial condylar ridge 6–10 . Koch et al.…”