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Case Study #070303
 

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!

VTS Case #070303

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

   
 
Description of the Procedure
Figure 1. Pre-op photo showing the limb deformity.
Figure 2. Each rib allograft is secured distally.
Figure 3. Final alignment is made before securing with screws.
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.
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.
Pre- and Post-operative Radiographs
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.
Figure 7. These post-op radiographs taken 3 months (left) and 6 months (right) show the allograft fusing with the patient's own bone.
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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