Predictors of comorbidities and mortality in cats with pelvic fractures.

Objective: To characterize and evaluate risk factors for comorbidities and death of cats with pelvic fractures.

Study Design: Retrospective case study.

Animals: Cats (n = 280).

Biomechanical comparison of knotted and knotless stabilization techniques of the tarsal medial collateral ligament in cats: A cadaveric study.

Objective: To compare mechanical properties of intact feline medial collateral ligaments and three techniques for treatment of feline medial tarsal instability.

Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.

Sample Population: Forty-eight normal, adult feline tarsi.

Feasibility and safety of arthroscopic medial glenohumeral ligament and subscapularis tendon repair with knotless anchors: A cadaveric study in dogs.

Objective: To test the feasibility and safety of an arthroscopic imbrication of the medial glenohumeral ligament (MGHL) and the subscapularis tendon with knotless anchors in dogs.

Study Design: Cadaveric study.

Sample Population: Ten limbs.

An anatomical study of plate-rod fixation in feline tibiae.

Objective: To investigate the feasibility of placing bi-cortical cortex (B-cort) or mono-cortical locking screws (M-lock) in a plate-rod construct applied to the feline tibia in combination with different intramedullary (IM) pins.

Methods: Twenty-four feline tibiae of cats were divided into 4 groups, corresponding to IM pin sizes filling approximately 30% (1.0 mm), 40% (1.

Evaluation of Two Miniplate Systems and Figure-of-eight Bandages for Stabilization of Experimentally Induced Ulnar and Radial Fractures in Pigeons ( Columba livia ).

Although plate fixation has advantages over other fixation methods for certain indications, it is rarely used in avian surgery, especially in birds that weigh less than 1000 g. Exceptionally small plating systems for these birds are required, which are relatively expensive and difficult to insert. To study avian fracture healing after repair using miniplates, we evaluated 2 steel miniplate systems in 27 pigeons ( Columba livia ) divided into 4 groups.

Effect of external rotational humeral osteotomy on the contact mechanics of the canine elbow joint.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of 15° external rotational humeral osteotomy (ERHO) on canine elbow joint contact mechanics.

Study Design: Ex vivo biomechanical study.

Sample Population: Unpaired cadaveric canine thoracic limbs (n = 8)

Methods: Digital pressure sensors placed in a subchondral osteotomy distal to the elbow joint were used to measure contact area, peak and mean contact pressure, peak pressure location, center of pressure, and total force in the subchondral bone of the radius and the ulna.