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Case Study #070303 |
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| Meet Juaquin. Juaquin has a ton of personality,
and we're sure that is why he's such a survivor. He was a
previous amputee, when somehow his remaining forelimb was
broken. The first fracture repair did not work and as you'll
see, he appeared at Dr. Greenwood's office with much of the
bone in his fractured forelimb missing due to infection, resorption
and failure of the first fracture repair. He became known
as "The Boxing Chihuahua" because he spent most
of his time sitting up on his hind limbs! We wish he could
talk to tell us more of his tale. Now, more than 1 year later
he's as active as ever, getting around on his 2 hind limbs
and a solidly healed forelimb. Go get 'em, Juaquin! |
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| Patient Name: Juaquin
Age/Sex: 6 years / Male
Weight: 5 lbs.
Breed: Chihuahua |
Condition: Resorptive
Non-union
Treatment: Replacement and Augmentation.
Graft Type: Custom Allograft Canine Ribs and Osteo-Allograft™
Demineralized Bone Powder |
Surgeon: Dr. Ken
Greenwood
Clinic: Northlake Veterinary Specialists
Location: Clarkston, GA |
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Figure
1. Pre-op photo showing the limb deformity. |
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Figure
2. Each rib allograft is secured distally. |
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Figure
3. Final alignment is made before securing
with screws. |
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Figure
4. The patient's forelimb shown immediately
after surgery showing the opposite-side 'release' incision
that was necessary to allow closure of the primary surgical
incision around the bone grafts. |
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Figure
5. Photos of the type of bone graft
used in this case. On the left shows the demineralized
bone powder. On the right shows 2 rib allografts. |
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Figure
6. The pre-op radiograph (left)
shows the level of resorption that has caused the
deformity. The post-op radiograph (right) shows
the rib allograft secured in place by screws and
wire. |
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Figure
7. These post-op radiographs taken
3 months (left) and 6 months (right) show the allograft
fusing with the patient's own bone. |
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| Dr. Greenwood is not affiliated with Veterinary Transplant Services. He has kindly supplied the photographs and information for this presentation, with the consent of his patient's owners, to illustrate a representative case that benefited from the transplant of a bone allograft from VTS. For more information about VTS allografts, please contact
Dr. Newman. |
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