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CC BY 4.0 · VCOT Open 2024; 07(01): e69-e74
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787716
Case Report

Radial Head and Neck Ostectomy Maintained Elbow Joint Function in a Labrador Retriever with Type 1 Congenital Elbow Luxation

Anne Pankowski 
1   Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States
,
Jessica McCarthy 
2   Department of Clinical Sciences, Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
› Author Affiliations Funding Funds from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Veterinary School Discretionary Research funding account of Dr Susan Schaefer were used to pay for the one-year postoperative examination, radiographs, and gait analysis.
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Abstract

A 6-month-old Labrador Retriever was diagnosed with a Type 1 caudolateral congenital right elbow luxation. A radial head and neck ostectomy was performed with no surgical attempt to further stabilize the elbow joint. One year after surgery, objective gait analysis showed only a mild asymmetry in peak vertical forces. Pre- and postoperative Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs scores showed a decrease in perceived pain and a reduction in signs of osteoarthritis. In dogs with congenital radial head luxation, a radial head and neck ostectomy without surgical joint stabilization may be a viable, simple option for a one-time intervention that can reduce pain and signs of secondary osteoarthritis and improve limb function.

Keywords

radial head and neck ostectomy - canine elbow luxation - radial luxation - radial ostectomy


Publication History

Received: 06 September 2023

Accepted: 05 May 2024

Article published online:
14 June 2024

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