OBJECTIVE Identify radiographic risk factors for development of elbow dysplasia in giant breed dogs less than one year of age. METHODS Twenty-five giant breed puppies (Bernese Mountain dogs, English Mastiff, and Newfoundland) were studied. Both elbows of each dog were radiographed monthly from two to six months of age, then every other month until radial and ulnar physeal closure, followed tw...

A 45-year-old male presented to the emergency room of our institution complaining of severe pain around the left elbow. While playing volleyball, he slipped down with his left arm hit between the floor and his body. He complaind of strong pain from left elbow to hand, and active motion of elbow and wrist joint was impossible. His forearm was held in supinated position. On X-ray examination, rad...

Extruded middle segment of radius with open segmental fracture both bone forearm and dislocation of ipsilateral elbow is a rare injury. A 12-year-old child presented to us within 4 hours following fall from tree. The child's mother was carrying a 12-cm-long extruded soiled segment of radius. The extruded bone was thoroughly washed. The medullary cavity was properly syringed with antiseptic solu...

We treated a patient with a rare combination of ipsilateral fractures of the distal and proximal ends of the radius. A man aged 42 years had simultaneous fractures of the distal and proximal ends of the radius (radial neck) following a roadside accident. The distal end fracture of the radius was treated with surgical reduction and T-plate volar fixation, and the undisplaced radial neck fracture...

Case Description- A 3-month-old, female mixed breed dog was presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Ferdowsi University with an obvious deformity in its right forelimb. Clinical Findings- - In clinical examination, there was a separation from elbow joint to the end of digits and a long skin cleft between these separated regions was seen. Radiographic examination revealed a wide space b...

OBJECTIVE Comparison of two methods for evaluation of anatomical parameters of elbow joints in Bernese Mountain Dogs. STUDY DESIGN Radiographic analysis. ANIMALS Nine hundred and thirty-one radiographs of elbow joints from 305 Bernese Mountain Dogs. MATERIAL AND METHODS The angles OL, PA, RA and UL were measured according to the Mues method and the Radius of the humeral condyle, Opening a...

Figure 1. Anatomical lesion of nursemaid’s elbow injury. The common names for the condition are descriptive the mechanisms types of damage (e.g., baby-sitter’s, nursemaid’s elbow, supermarket elbow, pulled elbow syndrome, temper tantrum elbow). A history is often enough to reach a diagnosis (child pulling away while being firmly held by the hand, or child being rolled or lifted by one arm) [1,2...