Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2007; 20(02): 146-149
DOI: 10.1160/VCOT-06-05-0037
Case Report
Schattauer GmbH

Treatment of a shoulder luxation in a forelimb amputee dog

N. J. Burton
1   University of Bristol – Clinical Veterinary Science, Langford, Bristol, UK
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M. R. Owen
1   University of Bristol – Clinical Veterinary Science, Langford, Bristol, UK
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Publication History

Received 06 May 2006

Accepted 11 August 2006

Publication Date:
18 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

An eight-year-old, male, thoracic limb amputee Whippet presented with a traumatic lateral luxation of the scapulohumeral joint. Surgical reduction and stabilisation of the shoulder joint by means of a modified Campbell scapulohumeral prosthesis and capsulorrhaphy was unsuccessful and reluxation of the shoulder joint occurred. Subsequent surgical stabilisation using bicipital tendon transposition and a modified Campbell scapulohumeral encircling prosthesis in combination with a novel body cast / Spica splint resulted in a return to satisfactory function of this limb.