title: Surgical management of dorsal scapular luxation in three dogs.
abstract: Scapular luxation is an uncommon cause of forelimb lameness in dogs and cats. Traumatic rupture of the serratus ventralis muscle allows the scapula to displace dorsally during weight-bearing. Specific documentation regarding clinical presentation and surgical techniques is limited, with no medium- to long-term results of surgical intervention in dogs described. Presented here are three cases of scapular luxation in dogs, treated with a modified surgical technique. Clinical outcome was considered good to excellent, with resolution of lameness and abnormal scapular motion in all three dogs. Medium- and long-term outcomes were assessed in two of the dogs, with an excellent outcome in both cases.
authors.affiliation: Stephen C. Jones, MVB, MS, Diplomate ACVS-SA, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L. Tharp Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States, Phone: +1 614 514 8670, E-mail: jones.5609@osu.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Selena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tinga
authors.forename: Erin G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography / Q000662:veterinary; D012540:Scapula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Scapula; dog; luxation; surgery; traumatic