A case of stifle osteochondrosis treated by osteochondral autogenous grafting. One month morphological follow-up.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the one-month morphological appearance of autogenous osteochondral grafting in a dog with stifle osteochondrosis.


METHODS
Osteochondral autografting was performed in one stifle of an eight-month-old dog with spontaneously occurring bilateral osteochondrosis.


RESULTS
Histopathological analysis performed one month after surgery confirmed partial integration of the grafts and osteochondral survival.


CONCLUSIONS
Autogenous osteochondral grafting in stifle osteochondrosis results in acceptable graft survival postoperatively and is worthy of further evaluation.
Palierne
S
S
Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire, 23 chemin des Capelles, Toulouse 31076, France. s.palierne@envt.fr
Bilmont
A
A
Raymond-Letron
I
I
Autefage
A
A
D000818:Animals; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000662:veterinary; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D055034:Osteochondrosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013264:Stifle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013812:Therapeutics