Surgical management of ectrodactyly in a dog

Authors

  • Márcio Poletto Ferreira Faculdade de Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Marcelo Meller Alievi Faculdade de Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Isis dos Santos Dal-Bó Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo
  • Fernanda Silveira Nóbrega Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo
  • Paula Cristina Sieczkowski Gonzalez Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Carlos Afonso de Castro Beck Faculdade de Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2016v37n2p891

Keywords:

Malformation, Canine, Orthopedics, Congenital, Radius, Ulna.

Abstract

Ectrodactyly is the term used to designate cases in which soft and bone tissue separation within the distal region of the thoracic limbs is present. It is observed in particular below the metacarpal bones and extending to the radius and ulna. In addition, it can often be associated with ipsilateral elbow luxation. We describe a case of ectrodactyly in a 3-month-old mongrel dog, where bone and soft tissue separation occurred between the third and fourth digits, extending proximally to the carpal region. We identified shortening of the ulna without elbow luxation. The dog was subjected to a surgical procedure comprising bone and soft tissue reconstruction and ulnar diaphyseal osteotomy, which was fixed using a Steinmann pin in the intramedullary canal, maintaining a distance of 1 cm between the two ulnar fragments. Two distal phalanges were removed because it was not possible to reposition them anatomically in the limb. The dog walked with mild lameness nine months after surgery.

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Author Biographies

Márcio Poletto Ferreira, Faculdade de Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Prof. Dr., Deptº de Medicina Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, FAVET-UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 

Marcelo Meller Alievi, Faculdade de Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Prof. Dr., Deptº de Medicina Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, FAVET-UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

Isis dos Santos Dal-Bó, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo

Discente de Pós-Graduação, Deptº de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, FMVZ-USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. 

Fernanda Silveira Nóbrega, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo

Discente de Pós-Graduação, Deptº de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, FMVZ-USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. 

Paula Cristina Sieczkowski Gonzalez, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Médica Veterinária, Hospital de Clínicas Veterinárias, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, HCV-FAVET-UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 

Carlos Afonso de Castro Beck, Faculdade de Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Prof. Dr., Deptº de Medicina Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, FAVET-UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

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Published

2016-04-26

How to Cite

Ferreira, M. P., Alievi, M. M., Dal-Bó, I. dos S., Nóbrega, F. S., Gonzalez, P. C. S., & Beck, C. A. de C. (2016). Surgical management of ectrodactyly in a dog. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 37(2), 891–896. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2016v37n2p891

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Case Reports

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