Minimally invasive proximal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis using a locking compression plate and tissue engineering in horses: A pilot study |
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| Authors: | Jong-pil Seo Takashi Yamaga Nao Tsuzuki Kazutaka Yamada Shingo Haneda Hidefumi Furuoka Yasuhiko Tabata Naoki Sasaki |
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| Institution: | Department of Clinical Veterinary Science (Seo, Yamaga, Tsuzuki, Yamada, Haneda, Sasaki) and Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine (Furuoka), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan; Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan (Tabata). |
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| Abstract: | This pilot study assessed the efficacy of 2 minimally invasive techniques for proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint arthrodesis in horses. The PIP joints of both forelimbs (n = 6) were stabilized with locking compression plates (LCP) using a minimally invasive technique (LCP technique). Subsequently, for 1 randomly selected PIP joint of each horse, surgical drilling (SurD) was performed and tissue engineering (TE) was applied (LCP/SurD/TE technique). Minimally invasive PIP joint arthrodesis with LCP demonstrated low postoperative infection rates. Gross and histological evaluations revealed considerable destruction of the articular cartilage in the LCP/SurD/TE-treated joints. In contrast, almost no destruction of the cartilage was observed in the LCP-treated joints. Our results suggest that the LCP technique alone is not sufficient for PIP joint arthrodesis and that the LCP/SurD/TE technique may be useful for PIP joint arthrodesis in horses. |
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