TY - BOOK TI - Atlas of Orthopedic Surgical Procedures of the Dog and the Cat AU - Johnson, D AU - Dunning, D DA - 2005/// PY - 2005/// DO - 10.1016/B978-0-7216-9381-1.X5001-7 PB - WB Saunders ER - TY - CHAP TI - Perioperative Patient Management AU - Houlton, JEF AU - Dunning, D T2 - AO Principles of Fracture Management in Small Animals A2 - Johnson, A A2 - Houlton, JEF PY - 2005/// SP - 1–25 PB - AO Publishing ER - TY - JOUR TI - Pre- and Postoperative Radiographic and Computed Tomographic Evaluation of Dogs with Medial Patellar Luxation AU - Towle, Heather A. AU - Griffon, Dominique J. AU - Thomas, Michael W. AU - Siegel, Arthur M. AU - Dunning, Dianne AU - Johnson, Ann T2 - Veterinary Surgery AB - To quantify, using radiographic and computed tomographic (CT) techniques, the effects of surgical procedures most commonly combined to treat dogs with medial patellar luxation (MPL).Prospective study.Six dogs with 8 MPL were studied. Radiographs and CT of the pelvic limbs were obtained before and immediately after soft-tissue reconstruction, trochlear wedge recession, and tibial crest transposition. Radiographic measurements included angle of inclination, Norberg angle, quadriceps angle (QA), anteversion angle, ratio of the length of the patellar tendon (PT) to the length of the patella, and change in patella tendon angle. CT measurements included angle of inclination, Norberg angle, QA, anteversion angle, depth of the femoral trochlear groove, ratio of the middle femoral trochlear groove depth to the patella thickness, and tibial crest alignment.Conformation of the coxofemoral joint was not affected by surgery. Surgical treatment corrected the QA by 33-58%. Trochlear wedge recession was most effective in deepening the proximal trochlea by 103.5%. The ratio of the middle femoral trochlear groove depth to the thickness of the patella postoperatively resulted in 50% coverage of the patella. Tibial crest transposition resulted in caudalization of the PT by 8.5+/-3.0 degrees, with lateralization of the tibial tuberosity of 11.3 degrees.The effects of surgery for MPL can be quantified with radiographic and CT measurements. Surgical correction restored the alignment of the quadriceps and adequately deepened the femoral trochlear groove. Tibial crest transposition resulted in caudalization of the patella tendon and lateralization of the tibial tuberosity.These pilot data quantified the effects of surgical procedures most commonly combined to treat MPL. We hope to use these measurements to correlate surgical treatment with functional outcome and postoperative occurrence of luxation. DA - 2005/5// PY - 2005/5// DO - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.2005.00040.x VL - 34 IS - 3 SP - 265-272 J2 - Veterinary Surgery LA - en OP - SN - 0161-3499 1532-950X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-950x.2005.00040.x DB - Crossref KW - medial patella luxation KW - radiographs KW - computed tomography KW - patella KW - angle of inclination KW - Norberg angle KW - quadriceps angle KW - anteversion angle KW - patellar tendon length KW - patella tendon angle KW - tibial crest alignment KW - dog ER - TY - JOUR TI - Surgical and medical management of aural abscesses in turtles AU - Boylan, S. M. AU - Lewbart, G. A. AU - Kishimori, J. AU - Debolt, R. AU - Harms, C. A. T2 - Exotic DVM DA - 2005/// PY - 2005/// VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - 22 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Mesh hernioplasty for repair of incisional hernias of the ventral body wall in large horses AU - Elce, Y. A. AU - Kraus, B. M. AU - Orsini, J. A. T2 - Equine Veterinary Education DA - 2005/// PY - 2005/// VL - 17 IS - 5 SP - 252-256 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Painless control of controlled substances AU - Davidson, GS T2 - JOURNAL OF VETERINARY EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE AB - Abstract Objective: To explain the regulations regarding controlled substance use, and present the veterinary practitioner with simple systems for ensuring complete regulatory compliance. Data source: United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Agency. Conclusions: All practitioners using controlled substances should perform mental audits and ask the following questions of their practice: can I trace the ultimate disposition of every dosing unit of controlled substances used in my hospital from purchase to patient? Are all controlled substances stored in an adequately secure location such as a locking cabinet or safe? Have I performed an actual count inventory of all controlled substances in my practice within the last 2 years? Do I have a system that will alert me to any controlled substances that have been diverted or are unaccounted for? Are all of my controlled substance invoices and order forms in an easily retrievable yet secure storage area? Do I have documented policy and procedure indicating my practice standards for compliant use of controlled substances? DA - 2005/12// PY - 2005/12// DO - 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2005.00171.x VL - 15 IS - 4 SP - 254-260 SN - 1479-3261 KW - audit KW - DEA KW - drug distribution systems KW - narcotics KW - record keeping ER - TY - JOUR TI - The effect of axial and abaxial release on meniscal displacement in the dog AU - Kennedy, S. C. AU - Dunning, D. AU - Bischoff, M. G. AU - Kuriashkin, I. V. AU - Pijanowski, G. J. AU - Schaeffer, D. J. T2 - Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology AB - Summary The meniscal release (MR) is used to minimize meniscal pathology after Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) surgery. The purposes of this study were: i) to describe meniscal orientation in a unaltered cadaveric canine stifle, a cruciate deficient stifle, TPLO repaired stifle with and without the MR using magnetic resonance imaging; ii) to determine if the abaxial release is equivalent to the axial release in its ability to affect caudal pole displacement in a TPLO repaired stifle and iii) to evaluate with MRI the effect of MR on the femorotibial articular cartilage contact area in a TPLO repaired stifle. Briefly, cadaver limbs were placed into a jig designed to mimic a weight-bearing stance at 140° and 90° at the stifle. The limbs were sequentially evaluated from the unaltered state; after cranial cruciate ligament transection; after TPLO stabilization; and finally after a meniscal release. No significant difference was found between the intrameniscal area (IMA) of the abaxial and axial meniscal releases although there was an increase in the IMA after the meniscal release compared to the IMA in the normal, cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifle, and TPLO stabilized stifle. In the abaxial release, a meniscal remnant remained in situ and provided a space effect between the femur and the tibial plateau. This is in contrast to the axial meniscal release, where the entire caudal pole of the medial meniscus relocated caudolaterally and consequently permitted more direct femorotibial contact. Overall, however, there was evidence of caudal pole compression of the medial meniscus throughout the MRI series which was ameliorated by either of the MR procedures. DA - 2005/// PY - 2005/// DO - 10.1055/s-0038-1632959 VL - 18 IS - 4 SP - 227-234 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Rehabilitation of medical and acute care patients AU - Dunnig, D AU - Halling, KB AU - Ehrhart, N T2 - VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA-SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE AB - Cancer and serious systemic illness result in several physiologic changes that involve multiple body systems. While the primary conditions are addressed with traditional modalities of medicine, the side effects, secondary changes, and complications can be ameliorated or even prevented with rehabilitation and supportive care. This article reviews problems facing the oncologic and critically ill animal, discusses basic techniques in the management of these animals, and highlights the essential role of rehabilitation in obtaining maximal functional capacity in the critically ill patient. DA - 2005/11// PY - 2005/11// DO - 10.1016/j.cvsm.2005.08.008 VL - 35 IS - 6 SP - 1411-+ SN - 1878-1306 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Effects of recombinant equine growth hormone on in vitro biomechanical properties of the superficial digital flexor tendon of Standardbred yearlings in training AU - Gerard, MP AU - Hodgson, DR AU - Rose, RJ AU - Walsh, WR T2 - VETERINARY SURGERY AB - To determine whether recombinant equine growth hormone (rEGH) would alter the in vitro biomechanical properties of the forelimb superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) in exercising young Standardbred horses.Randomized complete block design.Twelve Standardbred yearlings.Horses were trained for 12 weeks on a high-speed treadmill (10% positive incline). rEGH was administered intramuscularly (IM) daily (10 microg/kg during week 4; 20 microg/kg for weeks 5-9) to 6 horses (treated group), whereas 6 horses (control group) were administered an equivalent daily volume of sterile water IM. At 12 weeks, horses were euthanatized and left forelimb SDFTs were collected and stored (-70 degrees C). A section from the mid-region of the SDFT was held in cryoclamps with a 4 cm interspace distance and distracted at 10 mm/s until failure. The variables evaluated were maximal load at yield and failure, ultimate and yield tensile stress and strain, tendon stiffness, and mode of failure. Data were analyzed using unpaired, two-tailed, Student's t-test. Statistical significance was set at P < or =.05.Yield and ultimate tensile stress were significantly lower in the rEGH-treated horses compared with controls. There was a trend toward increased maximal displacement, increased ultimate tensile strain, and decreased tendon stiffness in rEGH-treated horses compared with controls. Tensile stress and cross-sectional area, and tensile stress and stiffness were significantly correlated at yield and failure points.rEGH, administered at the manufacturer's recommended dose rates to maturing Standardbred horses in training, does not significantly augment the in vitro biomechanical properties of the forelimb SDFT.Administration of rEGH to young horses in training is unlikely to enhance the physiologic adaptation of the SDFT to exercise stress. DA - 2005/// PY - 2005/// DO - 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2005.00038.x VL - 34 IS - 3 SP - 253-259 SN - 1532-950X KW - recombinant equine growth hormone KW - mechanical testing KW - superficial digital flexor tendon KW - Standardbred KW - horse ER - TY - JOUR TI - Analysis of diltiazem in Lipoderm (R) transdermal gel using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography applied to homogenization and stability studies AU - Buur, JL AU - Baynes, RE AU - Yeatts, JL AU - Davidson, G AU - DeFrancesco, TC T2 - JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS AB - A simple and novel method for the extraction and quantification of diltiazem hydrochloride was developed and applied to homogenization and stability studies. The method used solid phase extraction coupled with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ultraviolet (UV) detection. Validation showed inter-day recoveries ranging from 84.00 to 96.52% with relative standard deviations ranging from 12.01 to 15.94%. Intra-day recoveries ranged from 67.95 to 106.1% with relative standard deviations less than 5%. The method showed excellent linearity from 50 to 250 mg/ml in undiluted gel (R2 = 0.996). The homogenization study showed good homogenization using both 50 and 100 depression techniques. Diltiazem was stable at a concentration of 246 mg/ml for 30 days and at a concentration of 99.6 mg/ml for 60 days no matter the storage conditions explored in this study. DA - 2005/6/1/ PY - 2005/6/1/ DO - 10.1016/j.jpba.2004.11.053 VL - 38 IS - 1 SP - 60-65 SN - 0731-7085 KW - diltiazem KW - reverse-phase liquid chromatography KW - transdermal gel KW - drug stability KW - compounded drug analysis ER - TY - JOUR TI - Behavioral and clinical pathology changes in Koi Carp (Cyprinus carpio) subjected to anesthesia and surgery with and without intra-operative analgesics AU - Harms, C. A. AU - Lewbart, G. A. AU - Swanson, C. R. AU - Kishimori, J. M. AU - Boylan, S. M. T2 - Comparative Medicine DA - 2005/// PY - 2005/// VL - 55 IS - 3 SP - 223-228 ER -