A case of stifle osteochondrosis treated by osteochondral autogenous grafting

Summary

Objective: To describe the one-month morphological appearance of autogenous osteochondral grafting in a dog with stifle osteochondrosis.

Method: Osteochondral autografting was performed in one stifle of an eight-month-old dog with spontaneously occurring bilateral osteochondrosis.

Result: Histopathological analysis performed one month after surgery confirmed partial integration of the grafts and osteochondral survival.

Clinical significance: Autogenous osteochondral grafting in stifle osteochondrosis results in acceptable graft survival postoperatively and is worthy of further evaluation.

Keywords

Osteochondrosis - stifle - autogenous osteochondral grafting

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