| Cementless total hip replacement in an alpaca. | |
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PMID: 19573058 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To report management of a chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) in an alpaca using cementless total hip replacement (THR). STUDY DESIGN: Case report. ANIMAL: An 18-month-old, 47 kg alpaca male. METHODS: Cementless THR was performed in an alpaca with a chronic, right SCFE, and secondary osteoarthritis. Force plate gait analysis was performed before and 8 weeks after surgery. Outcome was determined through clinical evaluation, radiography, and force plate gait analysis. RESULTS: Cementless THR resulted in marked improvement in the alpaca's comfort level, degree of lameness, and range of motion. On preoperative force plate gait analysis there was decreased contact time (P=.01) and vertical impulse (P<.01) of the affected limb, whereas at 8 weeks postoperatively significant differences in gait analysis between pelvic limbs were not apparent. CONCLUSION: THR using a BioMedtrix canine cementless modular prosthesis restored hip function in an alpaca with coxofemoral osteoarthritis from chronic SCFE. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: THR may be an appropriate treatment for selected traumatic and degenerative conditions of the coxofemoral joint in alpacas. |
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Authors:
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Kyla F Ortved; Ursula Krotscheck; Samantha A Collins; Jeremy J Rawlinson; Jonathan Dyce |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Veterinary surgery : VS Volume: 38 ISSN: 1532-950X ISO Abbreviation: Vet Surg Publication Date: 2009 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-07-03 Completed Date: 2009-11-04 Revised Date: 2011-04-25 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8113214 Medline TA: Vet Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 583-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Cornell University Hospital for Animals and Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. ko222@cornell.edu |
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Animals Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / methods, veterinary* Camelids, New World* Hip Prosthesis / veterinary* Male Osteoarthritis, Hip / surgery, veterinary |
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