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- Title
Clinical outcomes associated with the initial use of the Canine Unicompartmental Elbow (CUE) Arthroplasty System®.
- Authors
Cook, James L.; Schulz, Kurt S.; Karnes, G. Josh; Franklin, Samuel P.; Canapp Jr., Sherman O.; Lotsikas, Peter J.; Fitzpatrick, Noel; Wheeler, Jason L.; Stiffler, Kevin S.; Gillick, Mitchell; Cross, Alan R.; Walls, Charles M.; Albrecht, Mark R.; Williams, Ned; Crouch, David T.; Lewis, Daniel D.; Pozzi, Antonio; Ridge, Patrick
- Abstract
We evaluated mid- to long-term outcomes with respect to function and complications in dogs undergoing canine unicompartmental elbow (CUE) arthroplasty for treatment of medial compartment disease of the elbow. This prospective multicenter case series is the first group of clinical cases to receive CUE arthroplasty. Cases (each elbow that underwent CUE performed by a participating surgeon) were enrolled into an electronic database and prospectively followed to determine and record all associated complications, as well as functional outcomes. There were 103 cases from 18 surgeons. Final follow-up time ranged from 6 to 47 mo with a mean and median of 10 mo. Canine unicompartmental elbow was associated with 1 catastrophic (1%), 11 major (10.7%), and 28 minor (27.2%) complications. Outcomes following CUE were reported as full function in 49 cases (47.6%), acceptable function in 45 cases (43.7%), and unacceptable function in 9 cases (8.7%). We conclude that CUE arthroplasty is an appropriate consideration for treatment of medial compartment disease of the elbow in dogs.
- Subjects
ARTHROPLASTY; VETERINARY surgery; DOG surgery; SURGICAL complications; ELBOW diseases; VETERINARY medicine; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Canadian Veterinary Journal / Revue Vétérinaire Canadienne, 2015, Vol 56, Issue 9, p971
- ISSN
0008-5286
- Publication type
Article