Arthrodesis of the tarsometatarsal joints in a cat with a two hole advanced locking plate system.
Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol
; 22(2): 166-9, 2009.
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| ID: mdl-19290401
ABSTRACT
This report describes the successful use of the novel fixed-angle locking plating system ALPS (advanced locking plate system) in the case of dorsal tarsometatarsal instability in a cat. Partial arthrodesis of the tarsometatarsal joint was performed with a two hole ALPS 5 and two 2.4 mm selftapping locking screws through a small dorsal approach. Five days after the surgery the cat was walking without lameness. Radiographs made after six weeks showed uneventful healing. ALPS offers an alternative to existing plating systems when selecting an implant for the stabilisation of dorsal tarsometatarsal instabilities in cats.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arthrodesis
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Tarsal Joints
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Metatarsal Bones
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Tarsal Bones
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Cats
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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ORTOPEDIA
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TRAUMATOLOGIA
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Switzerland