November 2019

Neurologic and magnetic resonance imaging features of German Shepherd Dogs with cervical spondylomyelopathy: 10 cases (2006-2018)
Cervical spondylomyelopathy should be a differential diagnosis for GSDs with ataxia, paresis, or signs of cervical hyperesthesia.
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Long-term outcomes after pantarsal arthrodesis with medial plate fixation without external coaptation in 30 dogs
Pantarsal arthrodesis offers a predictably good medium to long-term outcome in spite of a high risk of complications.
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Use of a Modified TPLO with Double Cut and Medial Crescentic Closing Wedge Osteotomy to Treat Dogs with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Tibial Valgus Deformity
This treatment allows accurate correction of the tibial deformity with a low complication rate.
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Comparison of temporary epiphysiodesis with RigidTacks TM and Blount-Staples in a porcine animal model using MRI
Blount-staples and RigidTacksTM are adequate implants for total temporary epiphysiodesis.
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Accuracy of three-dimensional printed patient-specific drill guides for treatment of canine humeral intracondylar fissure
Use of a 3D-PDG permitted accurate placement of a mediolateral 5-mm locking TCS within the humeral condyle.
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Influence of wire configuration on resistance to fragment distraction of tension bands placed in a greater trochanteric osteotomy model
Wire configurations reaching greater initial tension, such as the DL, allowed constructs to resist higher tensile loads.
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Sulfasalazine Resolves Joint Stiffness in a Rabbit Model of Arthrofibrosis
The results provide proof-of-concept that established joint stiffness can be resolved non-surgically
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Enhanced Subchondroplasty Treatment for Post-Traumatic Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Marrow Lesions in a Canine Model
Biologics added to SCP treatment may further enhance its beneficial effects by improving range-of-motion, pain severity, and limb loading through 1 year after treatment.
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A Retrospective Study Using the String of Pearls TPLO Locking Plate for the Treatment of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease
The use of SOP TPLO plates is cautioned and further study is warranted.
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Effect of bite distance of an epitendinous suture from the repair site on the tensile strength of canine tendon constructs
Addition of an IHMES to an LL construct led to increased ultimate tensile strength.
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