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CC BY 4.0 · VCOT Open 2023; 06(02): e107-e113
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1774372
Original Article

Medial Shoulder Instability: Prevalence and Treatment Outcomes in 17 Poodles and 31 Dogs of Other Breeds

E.L.E. Woolley
1   Department of Surgery, Peninsula Vet Emergency and Referral Hospital, Mornington, Victoria, Australia
,
T.A. Collyer
2   Peninsula Clinical School, Monash University Peninsula Campus, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
,
S.J. Finch
3   Statistical Consulting Centre, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
,
A.K. House
1   Department of Surgery, Peninsula Vet Emergency and Referral Hospital, Mornington, Victoria, Australia
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Abstract

Objective The aim of this retrospective multicenter study was to investigate whether poodles were overrepresented in a cohort of dogs with medial shoulder instability (MSI), and to compare the incidence of spontaneous (nontraumatic) MSI and treatment outcome in poodles and non-poodle dogs.

Study Design Medical records (2009–2019) of dogs with MSI from five surgical referral centers were reviewed.

Results Forty-eight dogs with confirmed MSI were enrolled; 17 (35%) of which were poodles and 31 (65%) were of other breeds (including 11 [23%] poodle crossbreeds). Poodles were more than 10 times overrepresented in the MSI populations (p < 0.0001) compared with other breeds. MSI occurred spontaneously in 82% of poodles and 52% of non-poodles; the odds of presenting with spontaneous MSI for poodles were four times greater than that for non-poodle breeds. There were no differences in terms of treatments and outcomes.

Conclusion Poodles were significantly overrepresented in the cohort of dogs presenting with MSI and were more likely to have spontaneous rather than traumatic MSI.

Keywords

dogs - medial shoulder instability - poodle

Note

This study received data contributions from Advanced Vet Care, 26 Robertson St., Kensington VIC 3031; CARE Veterinary Hospital, 5 Hood St., Collingwood VIC 3066; Peninsula Vet Emergency and Referral Hospital, 161/2 Mornington-Tyabb Road, Mornington VIC 3931; Southpaws Specialty Surgery 3 Roper St., Moorabbin VIC 3189; and Veterinary referral Hospital 36 Lonsdale St, Dandenong VIC 3175.


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Publication History

Received: 23 November 2022

Accepted: 12 July 2023

Article published online:
27 September 2023

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