We were in the operating room, performing a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy on a dog with a cranial cruciate ligament injury. Prior to cutting the proximal tibia with an oscillating saw, we measured 9.4 mm. Not once, but twice. We needed to be certain that we measured 9.4 mm so that we could rotate the […]
The Fundamental Principles of Pancarpal Arthrodesis
I am preparing for a pancarpal arthrodesis scheduled for tomorrow. I’m refreshing my mind on the anatomy of the carpus, remembering extension angles, and learning new information about types of plates and surgical technique. Maybe the surgeon will let me place some screws tomorrow if I know my stuff? Is it really called a pineapple […]
