| Objective: To reporl on a case ofparlial arlhrodesis elllploying a "I" bone plale alld screll'S, for Irealmenl oflarsal luxalion ill a dog. Description: Fel1lale dog, lIlixed breed, Ihree years old, approximalely J.j kg, exalllined ai lhe Serviço de Cirurgia Ortopédica da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade de São Paulo (FMVZ/USP), (Surgical Orlhopedic Service of lhe School of Velerinary Medicine and Animal Science of lhe Ulliversity of São Paulo), São Paulo, Sp, Brazil, wilh a history of lameness. Upon physical examinalion, lhe lefi hind/illlb was nonweightbearing, enlarged and painful. Palpalion revealed crepilus, severe pain and inslabi/ily oflhe larso-melalarsal joinl. Radiology revealed larso-lIlelatarsal luxalion wilh axial devialion... |
