In Vitro Validation of a Technique for Assessment of Canine and Feline Elbow Joint Collateral Ligament Integrity and Description of a New Method for Collateral Ligament Prosthetic Replacement

• Published in: Veterinary surgery Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 548 - 556
• Main Authors: FARRELL, MICHAEL, DRAFFAN, DAVINIA, GEMMILL, TOBY, MELLOR, DOMINIC, CARMICHAEL, STUART
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Malden, USA : Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.08.2007; Blackwell Publishing Inc; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: animal injuries; Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Cadaver; Campbell's test; Cats; Cats - surgery; clinical examination; Clinical outcomes; Collateral Ligaments; Collateral Ligaments - physiology; Collateral Ligaments - surgery; Dogs; Dogs - surgery; Elbow; elbows; Forelimb; Forelimb - physiology; Forelimb - surgery; Joint surgery; Joints; Joints - physiology; Joints - surgery; Ligaments; limb bones; limbs (animal); luxation; new methods; physiology; Pronation; Pronation - physiology; Prostheses; Range of Motion, Articular; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Supination; Supination - physiology; surgery; testing; torque; Veterinary services

To assess the ability of an operator to differentiate intact from transected canine and feline elbow joint collateral ligaments (CL) using a reported manipulative test (Campbell's test) and to determine the potential for elbow joint luxation in canine and feline elbows with intact, transected,...