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DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-16-05-0066
Surgical management of dorsal scapular luxation in three dogs
Publication History
Received:
06 May 2016
Accepted:
01 August 2016
Publication Date:
26 December 2017 (online)
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Summary
Scapular luxation is an uncommon cause of forelimb lameness in dogs and cats. Traumatic rupture of the serratus ventralis muscle allows the scapula to displace dorsally during weight-bearing. Specific documentation regarding clinical presentation and surgical techniques is limited, with no medium- to long-term results of surgical intervention in dogs described. Presented here are three cases of scapular luxation in dogs, treated with a modified surgical technique. Clinical outcome was considered good to excellent, with resolution of lameness and abnormal scapular motion in all three dogs. Medium-and long-term outcomes were assessed in two of the dogs, with an excellent outcome in both cases.
Supplementary Material to this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.3415/VCOT-16-05-0066
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