Three cases of dogs with osteosarcoma of the forelimb treated with liquid nitrogen for limb-sparing surgery using autologous bone

Osteosarcoma treatment with limb-sparing surgery using liquid nitrogen can be applied to canine patients experiencing diminished quality of life after leg amputation. In particular, forelimb amputation may affect gait more than hindlimb amputation. In this study, limb-sparing surgery using liquid ni...

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Published inJournal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 86; no. 6; pp. 700 - 707
Main Authors YAZAWA, Daisuke, SHIMADA, Masakazu, KANNO, Nobuo, SUZUKI, Shuji, YOGO, Takuya, HARADA, Yasuji, HARA, Yasushi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2024
Japan Science and Technology Agency
The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
Subjects
Amputation
Animals
autograft
Bone matrix
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Bone Neoplasms - veterinary
Bone surgery
Bone Transplantation - methods
Bone Transplantation - veterinary
Dog Diseases - surgery
Dogs
Female
forelimb
Forelimb - surgery
Gait
Humerus
Humerus - surgery
limb-sparing surgery
Limbs
liquid nitrogen
Male
Nitrogen
Nitrogen - therapeutic use
Osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma - surgery
Osteosarcoma - veterinary
Patients
Quality of life
Radius
Radius - surgery
Scapula
Surgery
Transplantation, Autologous - veterinary
autograft
liquid nitrogen
limb-sparing surgery
forelimb
osteosarcoma
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Summary:Osteosarcoma treatment with limb-sparing surgery using liquid nitrogen can be applied to canine patients experiencing diminished quality of life after leg amputation. In particular, forelimb amputation may affect gait more than hindlimb amputation. In this study, limb-sparing surgery using liquid nitrogen was applied to primary osteosarcomas arising in the proximal scapula of a Welsh Corgi, the proximal humerus of a Golden Retriever, and the distal radius of a Great Pyrenees, according to the protocol of Tsuchiya et al. In all cases, postoperative radiographic examination revealed bone union between the treated and matrix bones. All patients recovered their gait postoperatively. These results suggest that limb-sparing surgery using liquid nitrogen-treated autologous bone is an effective option for patients with osteosarcoma.
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ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.23-0390