Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2000; 13(02): 87-91
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632636
Clinical Communication
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Arthroscopy of the Elbow in Clinically Normal Dog Using the Caudal Portals

J.F. Bartlet
1   From Clinique Veterinaire, Neuilly sur Seine, France
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Publication History

Received 15 June 1999

Accepted 08 October 1999

Publication Date:
09 February 2018 (online)

The technique of arthroscopy of the elbow joint using the caudal portals is described. It was developed on six cadavers and six experimental dogs and allows a direct visualization of the olecranon fossa, caudolateral, caudo-medial and cranial compartments of the elbow joint. Arthroscopy of the caudal aspect of the elbow joint appears safe and reliable. None of anatomical structures are at risk on the caudal aspect of the elbow joint.