Collateral ligament prosthesis for the repair of subluxation of the metatarsophalangeal joint in a Jersey cow

A two-and-a-half-year-old Jersey cow had been moderately lame in its right hindlimb for one month. Clinical and radiographic examinations revealed an incomplete lateral luxation of the metatarsophalangeal joint. The medial condyle of the metatarsal bone was locked in the condylar groove of the media...

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Published in:	Veterinary record Vol. 146; no. 22; pp. 640 - 643
Main Authors:	Rothlisberger, J., Kircher, P., Steiner, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Limited 27-05-2000 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Animals Arthroplasty, Replacement - veterinary Cattle - injuries Cattle - surgery Collateral Ligaments - injuries Collateral Ligaments - surgery Female Hindlimb - injuries Hindlimb - surgery Joint Dislocations - surgery Joint Dislocations - veterinary Joint Prosthesis - veterinary Lameness, Animal - etiology Lameness, Animal - surgery Rupture - veterinary
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Summary:	A two-and-a-half-year-old Jersey cow had been moderately lame in its right hindlimb for one month. Clinical and radiographic examinations revealed an incomplete lateral luxation of the metatarsophalangeal joint. The medial condyle of the metatarsal bone was locked in the condylar groove of the medial first phalanx. The subluxation was reduced, the joint carefully debrided and irrigated, and the torn ligament was replaced with a synthetic prosthesis which was fixed with titanium alloy staples. One year after surgery, the joint was slightly swollen but the cow was not lame.
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ISSN:	0042-4900 2042-7670
DOI:	10.1136/vr.146.22.640