scholarly journals Medial pantarsal arthrodesis with Compact UniLock 2.0 locking plate system in a cat

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-470
Author(s):  
Luca Pennasilico ◽  
Riccardo Botto ◽  
Caterina Di Bella ◽  
Angela Palumbo Piccionello
Keyword(s):  
Locking Plate ◽  
Joint Disease ◽  
Intractable Pain ◽  
Salvage Procedure ◽  
Locking Plates ◽  
Calcaneal Tendon ◽  
Post Surgery ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
The Common ◽  
Locking Plate System

Background: Pantarsal arthrodesis is a salvage procedure carried out for the treatment of tarsal joint disease, including severe osteoarthritis with intractable pain in the tarsocrural joint, tarsal fractures, shearing injuries, tarsocrural joint instability, and failure of the common calcaneal tendon. Although medial plating is preferable, the high incidence of post-surgery complications is possible. Using thin, pre-contouring or easy contouring, locking plates might reduce the incidence of such complications. However, to date, there are no pre-contouring and dedicated locking plates forpantarsal arthrodesis with medial placement.Case Description: The case of an 18-month-old female stray European cat has been referred because of a severe tibiotarsal injury improperly treated with an intramedullary pin. The patient was submitted for medial pantarsal arthrodesis, performed with the Compact UniLock 2.0™ locking plate systema (DePuy Synthes, Oberdorf, Switzerland). The authors hypothesized that this particularly innovative osteosynthesis system could present advantages compared to the systems already in use for medial pantarsal arthrodesis and therefore reduce the risk of complications.Conclusion: This innovative titanium locking system, because of its versatile contour function and thinness, allowed the good functional recovery of the limb and showed numerous advantages over traditional systems.

The effect of bending and twisting on the stiffness and strength of the 3.5 SOP implant

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (02) ◽  
pp. 132-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Ness
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Guidelines ◽  
Locking Plate ◽  
Bone Screws ◽  
Standard Protocol ◽  
Locking Plates ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
Sop Plate ◽  
Locking Plate System ◽  
Plate System

SummaryLocking plates are becoming increasingly popular in veterinary orthopaedics. The SOP is a novel locking plate system, which can be contoured with 6° of freedom and which utilises standard bone screws. The purpose of this work was to investigate the mechanical consequences of contouring the 3.5 SOP plate to support the formulation of clinical guidelines. The implants were loaded in four point bending using an industry standard protocol. The uncontoured SOP was found to be significantly stiffer and stronger than the uncontoured 3.5 DCP. Bending, and to a lesser extent, twisting, diminished the SOP’s stiffness and strength but the contoured SOP remained at least as stiff and strong as the untouched DCP.

scholarly journals Clino-radiological and functional outcome of intra-articular distal radius fractures treated with volar locking plate system

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 645
Author(s):  
Mohan Rao ◽  
Siddharth Gupta ◽  
P. V. Jayasankar ◽  
Vinit Yadav ◽  
Sudhakar Williams
Keyword(s):  
Distal Radius ◽  
Locking Plate ◽  
Distal Radius Fractures ◽  
Dash Score ◽  
Locking Plates ◽  
Volar Locking Plate ◽  
Radius Fractures ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male Preponderance ◽  
Locking Plate System

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> No uniform consensus exists to decide type of fixation for unstable distal radius fractures. The objective of the study is to evaluate the patients on regular follow up for radiological &amp; functional status. We evaluated the effectiveness and outcomes of unstable distal radius fractures treated with locking plates.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The study design was prospective observational study. 36 patients with distal radius fractures deemed unsuitable for conservative management underwent ORIF with a volar locking plate. The evaluation methods were clinical examination, DASH score and PRWE score. Patients were followed up from minimum of 2 weeks to 6 months. This data was analysed in MS excel and SPSS software version 19.0 for testing the association between different variables by using the chi-square tests.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The mean age of patients was 45 years with male preponderance. As per DASH score 17 patients had zero score implying no disability. In the remaining 19 patients score ranged from 4 to 24 with a mean of 11 indicating good outcome. PRWE score was best in 17 patients and worst in zero patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The fixation of unstable distal radius fractures with volarly applied locking plates without bone grafting and prolonged immobilisation is an effective method &amp; hence has gained worldwide acceptance and is highly recommended.</p>

scholarly journals Role of Radiologic Computed Tomography in Evaluating Coronavirus (COVID-19) Patients

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Mwahib Sayed Ahmed Aldosh
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Ct Scan ◽  
Ct Scanning ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Complementary Method ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
High Incidence Rate ◽  
The Common

Objective: Coronavirus (Covid 19) is a dangerous viral disease that principally targets the respiratory system of human beings. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the significant effects resulting from Covid19 using radiologic CT scanning technology. Methods: The recent study was conducted in order to evaluate covid19 among the local public. The sample size for this study consisted of two hundred and thirty (230) patients diagnosed with coronavirus and underwent a chest computed tomography scan. The study was conducted at Najran city, between the period from September to December 2020. Results: The results showed that it is possible to diagnose the complications of coronavirus that affects the respiratory tract in an accurate manner using chest CT imaging and the main results revealed that coronavirus COVID-19 affected all, but males more than female. (50-60) Age group was the big distribution while acute respiratory failure is the most common clinical etiology. The CT scan findings revealed that bilateral pneumonia was the common complication with a high incidence rate of 32% percent and blood coagulation achieved 5% percent as the minimum distribution result. Conclusion: The sensitivity of the CT scans in assessing COVID-19 was significantly high, it has the efficiency to assess complications of COVID-19 in an accurate manner, and therefore it has been proposed to use CT scan as a complementary method in covid-19 diagnosis. More studies on coronavirus disease were recommended by the author.

Therapeutic effects of boronate ester cross-linked injectable hydrogels for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Min Jung ◽  
Seong Han Kim ◽  
V. H. Giang Phan ◽  
Thavasyappan Thambi ◽  
Doo Sung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Injectable Hydrogels ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
High Incidence Rate ◽  
The Common ◽  
Poly Ethylene ◽  
Responsive Hydrogels

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the common malignant with a high incidence rate and responsible for the highest cause of cancer-related deaths. Herein, we developed a thermo-responsive hydrogels comprised of poly(ε-caprolactone-co-lactide)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone-co-lactide...

scholarly journals Functional outcomes after salvage procedures for the destroyed wrist: an overview

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel E. H. Boeckstyns
Keyword(s):  
Patient Reported Outcomes ◽  
Functional Results ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Salvage Procedure ◽  
Proximal Row Carpectomy ◽  
Wrist Arthrodesis ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Surgical Options ◽  
The Common ◽  
Clinical Measurements

The most widely used procedures for salvaging a destroyed wrist are four-corner arthrodesis, radiocarpal arthrodesis, proximal row carpectomy, total wrist arthrodesis, and total wrist replacement or resurfacing. The purpose of this article is to give an overview of the functional results obtained with the various salvage procedures and of the common methods for assessing the surgical outcomes. The outcomes are assessed by clinical measurements and scoring methods, but the actual functional status and well-being of the patients should be presented together with patient-reported outcomes. No salvage procedure can restore entirely full wrist function. Understanding indications, risks, and the outcomes of these procedures would favour a better decision for surgery and help choose the proper treatment from among the surgical options discussed with patients.

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