Anatomical and Radiological Studies of the Iliopubic Cartilage in Adult Greyhounds

The iliopubic cartilages of 70 greyhounds (30 males and 40 females) were studied in animals ranging in age from 18 months to 4 years. A combination of anatomic dissection and radiographie techniques was used to characterize the incidence of ossification or mineralization. An increase incidence of radiodense areas was demonstrated in female animals, but it was not statistically significant. The probable functional role of the iliopubic cartilage is discussed.     

Tonometry in the Dog and Cat

Abstract— A review is presented of the methods, procedure and value of the use of tonometry in the dog and cat.
Résumé— L'auteur passe en revue les méthodes, les techniques et la valeur de l'emploi de la tonométric chez le chien et le chat.
Zusammenfassung— Es wird eine Übersicht über die Methoden, das Verfahren und die Bedeutung der Tonometrie bie Hund und Katze gegeben.     

Ventral Rhinotomy in the Dog and Cat

The nasal cavities of 14 dogs and three cats were explored surgically using a ventral rhinotomy. The exposure achieved through this approach was considered to be equal to a dorsal rhinotomy. One animal died during the immediate postoperative period from perforation of a gastric ulcer. The other animals recovered well and had no significant complications. The long-term survival of the animals was consistent with previous reports for their diseases. Ventral rhinotomy is no more difficult than dorsal rhinotomy, has less patient morbidity and fewer postoperative complications, and is more cosmetically acceptable.     

Coxofemoral Luxation in the Dog and Cat

The medical records from 95 cases of coxofemoral luxation in dogs and cats were reviewed. Unilateral craniodorsal luxation was most common, (78.1% of dogs, 72.7% of cats). Trauma from being struck by an automobile was the most frequent cause (59.0%). Treatment was closed (manual) or open (surgical) reduction. The failure rate following single closed reduction was 64.8%. The surgical reduction procedure included capsular repair (capsulorrhaphy) via a craniolateral approach to the hip or via trochanteric osteotomy or gluteal tenotomy. The success rate following reduction via the craniolateral approach was 82%; no failure was recorded with trochanteric transposition, but reluxa-tion followed the single gluteal tenotomy. The Ehmer sling was the most common external fixation and was kept in place an average of 12.5 days. Thirty-three animals were available for follow-up, and no difference was recorded in limb function between the two groups of animals treated by closed vs surgical reduction. Patients with degenerative joint disease at the time of luxation were less likely to be successfully reduced; 64.3% of these animals were eventually treated by femoral head and neck excision. Thirty-eight patients had associated major injuries. Long-term follow-up results were better in those patients with concomitant orthopedic injuries than in those without other injuries.     

Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat

Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat
Craig E. Greene
Published by Elsevier, 2006, 3^rd edition, hardback, 1424 pages, Price £73.99, ISBN‐10: 1416036008, ISBN‐13: 978‐1416036005     

Dislocation of the Shoulder Joint in the Dog and Cat

Abstract— —An account is given of a technique that has been successfully employed for the surgical stabilization of the shoulder joint in the event of recurring dislocation in four dogs and one cat. A strip of whole-thickness skin is used as a reinforcing band which is threaded across the joint in such a way that the head of the humerus is secured firmly in the glenoid of the scapula.
Résumé— —Un compte-rendu est donné d'une technique qui a été employée avec succès pour la stabilisation chirurgicale de l'articulation de l'épaule à l'occasion d'une dislocation récurrente chez quatre chiens et un chat. Une bande de peua d'épaisseur entière est employée comme bande de renforcement et est cousue sur l'articulation de telle façon que la tête de l'humérus repose fermement dans la glénoide de la scapule.
Zusammenfassung—Es wird eine Methode beschrieben, welche zur chirurgischen StabiUsierung des Schultergelenks in Fallen von wiederholter Luxation bei vier Hunden und einer Katze erfolgreich angewendet wurde. Ein Hautstrcifen von vollständiger Dicke wurde als Verstärkungsband benützt und so über das Gelenk gewunden, dass der oberste Teil des Humeruses fest in der Schultergelenk-grube verankert wurde.