Minimally invasive proximal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis using a locking compression plate and tissue engineering in horses: a pilot study.
This pilot study assessed the efficacy of 2 minimally invasive techniques for proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint arthrodesis in horses. The PIP joints of both forelimbs (n = 6) were stabilized with locking compression plates (LCP) using a minimally invasive technique (LCP technique). Subsequently, for 1 randomly selected PIP joint of each horse, surgical drilling (SurD) was performed and tissue engineering (TE) was applied (LCP/SurD/TE technique). Minimally invasive PIP joint arthrodesis with LCP demonstrated low postoperative infection rates. Gross and histological evaluations revealed considerable destruction of the articular cartilage in the LCP/SurD/TE-treated joints. In contrast, almost no destruction of the cartilage was observed in the LCP-treated joints. Our results suggest that the LCP technique alone is not sufficient for PIP joint arthrodesis and that the LCP/SurD/TE technique may be useful for PIP joint arthrodesis in horses.
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science (Seo, Yamaga, Tsuzuki, Yamada, Haneda, Sasaki) and Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine (Furuoka), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan; Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan (Tabata).
Jong-pil
JP
Seo
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science (Seo, Yamaga, Tsuzuki, Yamada, Haneda, Sasaki) and Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine (Furuoka), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan; Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan (Tabata).
Takashi
T
Yamaga
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science (Seo, Yamaga, Tsuzuki, Yamada, Haneda, Sasaki) and Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine (Furuoka), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan; Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan (Tabata).
Nao
N
Tsuzuki
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science (Seo, Yamaga, Tsuzuki, Yamada, Haneda, Sasaki) and Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine (Furuoka), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan; Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan (Tabata).
Kazutaka
K
Yamada
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science (Seo, Yamaga, Tsuzuki, Yamada, Haneda, Sasaki) and Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine (Furuoka), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan; Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan (Tabata).
Shingo
S
Haneda
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science (Seo, Yamaga, Tsuzuki, Yamada, Haneda, Sasaki) and Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine (Furuoka), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan; Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan (Tabata).
Hidefumi
H
Furuoka
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science (Seo, Yamaga, Tsuzuki, Yamada, Haneda, Sasaki) and Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine (Furuoka), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan; Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan (Tabata).
Yasuhiko
Y
Tabata
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science (Seo, Yamaga, Tsuzuki, Yamada, Haneda, Sasaki) and Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine (Furuoka), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan; Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan (Tabata).
Naoki
N
Sasaki
D000818:Animals; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005552:Forelimb / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000662:veterinary; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014033:Toe Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome