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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1997; 10(02): 60-66
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632571
Clinical Communication
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Arthroscopy of the Elbow in Dogs

Part II: The Cranial Portals in the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Lesions of the Coronoid Process
J. F. Bardet
1   From a Referral Surgical Practice, Neuilly sur Seine, France
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Received for publication 11 March 1996

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22 February 2018 (online)

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Summary

The craniolateral portal of the elbow is described. The technique was applied and evaluated in 34 dogs (38 elbows). A detailed description and classification of the fragmented coronoid process (FCP) is given. All patients with FCP were treated successfully using a second craniomedial portal. Complications were not observed. The technique appears to be safe and reliable and could also be used for other procedures such as removal of loose bodies, treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the medial condyle, reduction of selective humeral condylar fractures, excision of osteophytes and other diagnostic purposes. It also eliminates the need for exploratory arthrotomies of the elbow joint in dogs.

The cranial portals of the 38 elbows in 34 dogs allowed proper evaluation and treatment of the lesions of the medial coronoid process. A classification in 7 types of lesions of the medial coronoid process was established. All dogs were treated successfully by either removal of the FCP or by a proximal ulnar sliding osteotomy.

Keywords

Arthroscopy - elbow joint - dog - coronoid process
 

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