Patellar Luxation in Hejazi Goats

Patellar Luxation

Patella luxations occur frequently in dogs (primarily medial (MPL) [1]) and less commonly in cats [2]. It is normally seen in small breed dogs but is becoming more common in dogs such as the Labrador retriever. It can be unilateral or bilateral (50-65%) of cases. Both conservative and surgical methods are used for correction of patella luxation and this decision-making usually depends on the se...

Surgical Repair of Lateral Patellar Luxation in Two Foals

Case Description- Two foals were referred for lameness evaluation. Case 1 was an 8-month-old male KWPN foal and the second one was a 2-day-old female Arabian foal. Clinical Findings- The KWPN foal was presented with severe lameness at walk and the second foal was unable to stand. In both patients luxation of the patella was confirmed on physical and radiological examinations. Treatment and Outc...

Patellar Luxation: CT and decision-making

Patellar groove replacement in patellar luxation with severe femoro-patellar osteoarthritis.

OBJECTIVE To report a novel method of treating femoro-patellar instability in association with severe femoro-patellar osteoarthritis, by substituting the femoral trochlear with a patellar groove replacement prosthesis. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. METHODS Preoperative lameness was scored from 0-4, and radiographic studies including standard positions for patellar luxation were ob...

Bone Deformity Associated with Medial Patellar Luxation.

The need to characterize and understand the contribution of femoral and tibial bone deformity associated with medial patellar luxation was recognized by Putnam and Singleton fifty years ago (1, 2). For a very long time we struggled to comprehend this problem because the only means to image these bones non-invasively was radiology. Two-dimensional radiographic images were subject to projection a...