title: Treatment of pes varus using locking plate fixation in seven Dachshund dogs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the surgical treatment of pes varus in Dachshund dogs by medial opening wedge osteotomy of the distal tibia stabilized with a locking plate system and to retrospectively report the clinical and radiographic outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Lameness in nine limbs of seven Dachshund dogs with pes varus deformity was treated with corrective osteotomy at or near the centre of rotation of angulation as defined by the intersection of the proximal and distal mechanical axes determined on caudo-cranial radiographs. Outcomes evaluated included comparison of pre- and postoperative radiographic measurements of frontal angulation and lameness assessment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Lameness resolved in eight limbs and improved in one limb. All osteotomies healed and no implant complications were detected. Mean preoperative radiographic measurements were: mechanical medial proximal tibial angle (mMPTA) = 91.1° (range 87.6°-95°), mechanical medial distal tibial angle (mMDTA) = 62.1° (range 51.9°-69.6°). Mean postoperative measurements were: mMPTA 92.4° (range 78°-97.5°), mMDTA 81.8° (range 76°-87°). Measurable under- correction was common, though seldom visually or functionally evident.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pes varus deformity in Dachshunds can be treated by medial opening wedge osteotomy of the distal tibia stabilized with a locking plate system. Care to preserve the lateral cortex of the osteotomy may help avoid under-correction.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Veterinaria Milano Sud, Peschiera Borromeo, Milano, Italy. massimo.petazzoni@cvmilanosud.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petazzoni
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nicetto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vezzoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piras
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016268:Internal Fixators / Q000662:veterinary*; D007794:Lameness, Animal; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome