Surgical treatment of an elbow hygroma utilizing microvascular free muscle transfer in a newfoundland.
Microvascular free muscle transfer utilizing the rectus abdominis muscle, in combination with a mesh skin graft and transarticular external fixator, were used following the surgical excision of an elbow hygroma in a Newfoundland dog. Postoperatively, the dog did well with minimal complications and has yet to have a recurrence 10 months following surgery. This report describes the utility and successful use of the rectus abdominis free tissue transfer in the surgical correction of a difficult elbow hygroma in the dog.
Green
Michael L
ML
Department of Small Animal Surgery, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Duck Pond Drive (0442), Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
Miller
Jonathan M
JM
Lanz
Otto I
OI
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D016267:External Fixators / Q000662:veterinary; D005552:Forelimb / Q000601:surgery*; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000637:transplantation*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome