Collateral ligament injury in the hock
Roxy, and enthusiastic 34kg 8-month-old Labrador bitch, presented to us at West Midlands Referrals with hind limb lameness associated with instability of the medial collateral tibiotalar ligament (the ligaments that run down the inside of the ankle). Ligaments exist to prevent the motion of joints in directions that is not desirable – in this case, preventing side-to-side motion of the hock.
Read moreForequarter amputation in large dogs
Benson, a stocky 30kg male Staffy needed a right forequarter amputation with us at West Midlands Referrals because of serious neurological deficits after a road traffic accident that resulted in very poor limb use and massive muscle loss even after a couple of months of “wait-and-see”.
Read moreBilateral metaphyseal osteodystrophy
Un-united anconeal process removal
Floki, an 11-month-old Cane Corso, presented to us at West Midlands Referrals with right forelimb lameness and an un-united anconeal process. The left elbow anconeal process was united as normal. This large free mass of bone, loose in the elbow joint, was removed through a modest incision.
Read moreExcision arthroplasty of a metacarpal-phalangeal joint for lameness
Harvey, a 7-year active male Labrador, presented to us at West Midlands Referrals lame with degenerative joint disease (DJD) affecting digits 2, 3 and 5 of the left forelimb. The metacaro-phalangeal joint of the 3rd digit seemed the most painful on palpation, and this joint was one of the three that involved a principal weight-bearing digit.
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