Veterinary News (Oct 2018)

Surgical stabilization of canine lateral scapulohumeral luxation using extracapsular tension suture with screws and nylon wire - case report

  • Francisco Claudio Dantas Mota,
  • Mariana Lourenço Veloni,
  • Fernando Dedding Martins,
  • Camila Neves Martins,
  • Aracélle Elisane Alves

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 1

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A dog was consulted with functional disability of the right thoracic limb. Radiographic image showed lateral luxation of the scapulohumeral joint. The animal was submitted to surgical treatment using tension suture with screws and Nylon wire, with satisfactory result and functional use of the limb 30 days postoperatively.

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