Lower forelimb

Question 1

Chong, VCOT 2022
Retrospective Comparison of Titanium Hybrid Locking Plate with Stainless Steel Hybrid Dynamic Compression Plate for Pancarpal Arthrodesis: 23 Dogs

-what was main implant related complication of titanium hybrid locking plate?
-what was main implant related complication of stainless steel hybrid dynamic compression plate?

Answer 1

-plate fracture for titanium locking (2/15)
-screw loosening for steel DCP (4/15)

Question 2

Basa, VCOT 2021
Kinematics of the Feline Antebrachiocarpal Joint from Supination to Pronation

-What happens to the feline carpus during pronation/ supinaation?

Answer 2

proximal row of carpal bones translate and rotate independently from the ulna in the cat during pronation of the antebrachium

Question 3

Milgram, VCOT 2019
Contribution of palmar radiocarpal and ulnocarpal ligaments to the stability of the canine antebrachiocarpal joint

-what factor resulted in craniocaudal instability?

Answer 3

increased flexion angle of the carpus esulted in increased cr-ca instability in both intact and radioulnar/ulnocarpal ligament transected specimens.

Question 4

Shetler, Vet surg 2022
The use of lateral arthroscopy portals for the management of bilateral osteochondritis dissecans of the radial head in an English bulldog
-what were the landmarks for lateral arthroscopy?

Answer 4

-camera port in centre of triangle between radial head, epicondyle and olecranon
-egress at anconeus
- instrument port just caudal to collateral ligament

Question 5

Atamna, vet surg 2021
The effect of the interosseous ligament and selected antebrachiocarpal ligaments on rotation of the radius during extension of the carpus

-what is the effect of carpal extension?

Answer 5

internal rotation of the radius with carpal extension (and external rotation with flexion)

Question 6

Aikawa, vet surg 2019
Clinical outcomes of 119 miniature and toy-breed dogs with 130 distal radial and ulnar fractures repaired with free-form multiplanar type II external skeletal fixation

-what % fractures healed?
-major complications?

Answer 6

all fractures healed
4/140 major complications

Question 7

Nelson JSAP 2023
Retained cartilaginous core in the distal radius of a small breed dog
- what was the treat,ment

Answer 7

proximal bioblique ulnar OSTECTOMY to address short radius

Question 8

Schmokel, JSAP 2021
Infection rate treating radial and ulnar fractures using bone plate fixation without antibiotic prophylaxis

-superficial infection rate?
-deep infection rate?

Answer 8

-no superfiical infection
-3% deep infection

Question 9

Senn, vet surg 2024
Effects of simulated radioulnar synostosis on supination and pronation in cats. A cadaveric study

-what was the effect of synostosis on angle of rotation of carpus?

Answer 9

reduced angle from 130 to 38 (independant of location of synostosis)

Question 10

Makar, JFMS 2024
Feline radial and ulnar diaphyseal fractures: a retrospective study of 49 cases comparing single bone fixation and dual bone fixation

-what factor was linked to a successful outcome?

Answer 10

single bone fixation 14x more likely to have successful outcome (according to vet, and 9x more likely according to owner)

[8% major complications dual bone, 11% major complications single bone fixation]

Question 11

Camiletti, JSAP 2024
Successful centralisation technique for treatment of post- traumatic absence of the radial shaft in a dog

-procedure?
-time to union?

Answer 11

procedure: osteotomy radius and osteotomy ulna proximal to styloid process, auto canc graft.

union in 10 weeks