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Corrective Osteotomy for Pes Varus in the Dachshund
Author(s) -
JOHNSON STUART G.,
HULSE DONALD A.,
VANGUNDY THOMAS E.,
GREEN RONALD W.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1989.tb01103.x
Subject(s) - medicine , varus deformity , osteotomy , deformity , orthodontics , tibia , external fixator , metaphysis , anatomy , surgery , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , pathology
Five dachshunds were treated for a distal varus deformity of one tibia. Angulations of 20° to 30° resulted from shortening of the medial tibial length with the maximum curvature at the distal metaphysis. Comparison with the contralateral limbs was required to determine the amount of correction necessary for functional and cosmetic results. Open wedge osteotomies stabilized with a modified type II external fixator resulted in correction of the deformities, early return of limb function, and healing of the osteotomies.