Limb alignment of pes valgus in a giant breed dog by plate-rod fixation

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2007;20(3):236-40. doi: 10.1160/vcot-06-08-0065.

Abstract

A 2-year-old, female, neutered Newfoundland presented with pelvic limb lameness due to a distal tibial valgus deformity. A left distal fibula ostectomy and disto-medial tibial cuneiform ostectomy were performed with reduction and stabilisation using plate-rod internal fixation. Following surgical correction of the deformity the dog regained good functional mobility of the limb.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Plates / veterinary*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Dog Diseases / pathology
  • Dog Diseases / surgery*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Growth Disorders / complications
  • Growth Disorders / surgery
  • Growth Disorders / veterinary*
  • Lameness, Animal / etiology
  • Radiography
  • Tibia / abnormalities*
  • Tibia / surgery*