This paper reports a rare case of complications following the forearm fracture in a female Italian greyhound aged 8 months. The radiographic examination showed a fracture in the distal one-fifth of the radial bone diaphysis, and a double fracture of the ulna at the distal one-fifth and one-fourth of the diaphysis. Owing to the incidence of other traumas, no improvement in the clinical state, and the persistent motility of the fractured bone fragments, subsequent radiographs were taken after 3, 5, 6, and 18 months after the first examination. Within the 18-month follow-up, no bone union was recorded. The last follow-up examination revealed advanced bone atrophy. The radial bone was severely narrowed and shortened by 50% as compared to the primary length. The ulna bone had nearly atrophied completely.
This is a study of 18 cases of canine calcinosis circumscripta (CC). The objective of the research was to present the CC cases recognized in ten years in veterinary clinics in Lublin. The following factors were analyzed: dog age, breed and sex, the anatomical location of calcium salt deposits in each dog, a potential cause of the disorder and the incidence of its remission after surgical treatment. The age of the dogs in the study varied from 6 months to 1 year (11 cases). Seven dogs were more than 2 years old. The dogs belonged to different breeds of both sexes, German Shepherd Dog prevailed (10 cases). The lesions occurred within limb joints (16 cases) and the ventral area of the tongue (2 cases). General clinic signs such as elevated body temperature and apathy were presented in one animal. In five cases local inflammation was observed. In three cases where tissue damage appeared in the affected region there occurred slight bleeding and exudates. None of the dogs had similar symptoms in the case history and none of them had surgical procedures performed in the affected region earlier. Only in one dog calcinosis circumscripta was not the only disease which occurred in that animal. In three cases lesions in the limb region occurred due to apparent physical damages. In the other cases no single cause was established. In eight cases radiographic evaluation was performed. In twelve cases the diagnosis relied on the histopathological examination of the surgically excised lesion; in one case fine needle aspiration cytology was employed. After surgery the recurrence of the disease was reported in three cases.
The research was conducted on a selected group of 65 healthy German Shepherd Dogs to determine Q angle values. The animals were tranquilized, positioned in ventrodorsal recumbency, and examined radiologically. The radiographs were converted into digital form and analyzed by specialized software to determine the lines and to make measurements. The Q angle assessment was based on the determination of two lines according to Kaiser and Miles in previous research. The first line was drawn from the cranial lip of the acetabulum of the hip joint to the centre of the femoral intercondylar notch. The second line was drawn from the femoral intercondylar notch to the tibial tuberosity. The angle between these two lines was the Q angle. The results were statistically analyzed, and basic statistical parameters were calculated, such as statistical mean (Me), standard deviation (SD), as well as minimum (Min) and maximum (Max) values. In our study the mean of the results was 17 with a standard deviation of 7.38. These results are are in agreement with the results of studies carried out on foxes, which suggests that the selection of patients of the same breed, size and similar body weight does not significantly reduce the standard deviation in determining the reference values. The differences between the right and left hind limbs were also observed in our study.