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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2017; 30(01): 75-80
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-16-05-0066
Case Report
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Surgical management of dorsal scapular luxation in three dogs

Stephen C. Jones
1   Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
2   Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
,
Selena Tinga
1   Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
,
Erin G. Porter
1   Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
,
Daniel D. Lewis
1   Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Received: 06 May 2016

Accepted: 01 August 2016

Publication Date:
26 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Scapular luxation is an uncommon cause of forelimb lameness in dogs and cats. Traumatic rupture of the serratus ventralis muscle allows the scapula to displace dorsally during weight-bearing. Specific documentation regarding clinical presentation and surgical techniques is limited, with no medium- to long-term results of surgical intervention in dogs described. Presented here are three cases of scapular luxation in dogs, treated with a modified surgical technique. Clinical outcome was considered good to excellent, with resolution of lameness and abnormal scapular motion in all three dogs. Medium-and long-term outcomes were assessed in two of the dogs, with an excellent outcome in both cases.

Supplementary Material to this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.3415/VCOT-16-05-0066

Keywords

Scapula - luxation - dog - traumatic - surgery

 

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