LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Patellar luxation and articular lesions in dogs: a retrospective: study research article

Lara, J. S; Alves, E. G. L; Oliveira, H. P; Varón, J. A. C; Rezende, C. M. F.

Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec. (Online); 70 (1), 2018

This study describes lesions that occur in the stifle joints of dogs with patellar luxation. These lesions are associated with the animal's age, body weight, and degree of luxation. The rate of redislocation was also evaluated. The patellar lesions found include articular cartilage erosion, subchondral b...

Perros/anomalías, Luxación de la Rótula/clasificación, Luxaciones Articulares/clasificación, Estudios Retrospectivos

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Medial patellofemoral ligament and medial patellotibial ligament reconstruction in children: preliminary results

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament associated with the medial patellotibial ligament in skeletally immature patients. METHOD: This is a case series study in patients with patellar instability with open physis. In total, s...