Treatment with custom partial condyle prosthesis of a comminuted femoral condyle fracture in a dog: a case report

Abstract

The patient in this case report was a male Golden Retriever dog, approximately 5 years of age, found in woodlands and presenting with an inability to use the right hindlimb. In craniocaudal and mediolateral radiographs taken of the patient, presence of an old comminuted fracture caused by a firearm injury was observed in the right femoral condyle. A custom-made trochlear groove of suitable dimensions for the patient was produced. The patient tip-toed on postoperative day 1 and was seen to be mostly weight-bearing by day 7. The lameness was determined to have lessened to a great extent after 1 month and at the end of 6 months it had completely disappeared. In control radiographs taken 1 year later, no osteoarthritis findings were observed in the knee joint.

Morphometric evaluation of the relationship between the distal femur and proximal tibia of the dogs

“…It will make a great contribution especially to the evaluations at the racial level. In line with the morphometric data obtained in our study, the creation of the best regression equation for estimating the other measurement from a single bone dimension for use in possible prosthetic applications (Altunatmaz et al, 2019;Thitiyanaporn, 2020), is not only in terms of knee joint operations, but also in zoo archaeological studies. It will also contribute to the identification of individual bones.…”

“…Orthopedically speaking, this joint is a joint prone to injuries such as patella luxation, cruciate ligament ruptures and meniscus deformations due to its structural feature in dogs (Singleton, 1963;Barrett et al, 2009), it is of particular importance to know the relationship between the femur distal and tibia proximal extremity or end. In line with the morphometric data obtained, it was aimed to create the best regression equation to be used in possible prosthetic applications (Altunatmaz et al, 2019).…”

Clinical evaluation of complications after surgical treatment of patella dislocations in dogs: A retrospective study

“…Although the surgical plan varies according to the degree of patellar luxation, proximal tibia or distal femur deformities are also effective on the surgical plan [3,4,15,24,25]. In this study, only grade 3 and grade 4 dogs were used among dogs with patellar luxation.…”