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Spinal Surgery 
Fracture Management 
Stepped Ulnar Osteotomy 
Patellar Groove Prosthesis 
Tibial Tuberosity Advancement 
Tibial Tuberosity Advancement Planning Part 1: Radiographic Considerations
First let me apologise for the lack of posts recently…things have been a bit hectic in the past couple of months. We now have over 1200 users accessing the site via the iPhone App which is fantastic. The key with these things though is user interaction, so if you have any comments or queries regarding
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Trochlear Prosthesis Part 4: A case example
Before we go ahead with discussing the rationale and so forth regarding Trochlear Prosthesis I thought it might be helpful to discuss its application within a specific case. Patient Details Two year old Boston Terrier Female. History was of progressive hindlimb lameness towards the end of exercise sessions with intermittent skipping noted when moving at
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Elbow Model For Gait and Pathology
A slight deviation from the recent subjects. I will continue with the Trochlear Prosthesis series shortly, but I have been occupied with preparing for the second Kyon training course on Stepped Ulnar Osteotomy for Elbow Dysplasia. This is due to be held in Munich (at the Vet School) on 17th March 2012. There may still
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Revision of Helica THR to Kyon THR
This post is a case report regarding a 2.5 year old Duck Tolling Retriever that had persistent lameness beginning within six weeks of a Helica THR, performed elsewhere. Lameness had been progressive over the six months from onset to presentation at my clinic. Response to analgesia had been poor. She had been noted to be
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Online Webinar
Hi all. Just a quick post to say that if you are interested I will be speaking at an online Webinar on Wednesday 8th February. That is this week. The subject is: Hip Dysplasia: Are we making the right decisions? The Webinar is being run by CPD solutions. You can sign up for it by
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Trochlear Prosthesis Part 3: Standard Methods for MPL Management
Introduction For many years Patellar Luxation has been managed with a series of techniques that can broadly be divided into the following groups: Femoral Techniques Recession Sulcoplasties: Block and Wedge. Femoral Wedge Osteotomies. Rotational Trochleoplasty. Fabello-Patellar Sling Tibial Techniques Tibial Tuberosity Transposition. Femorotibial Sling Tibial Wedge Osteotomies. Soft Tissue Techniques Lateral (or medial) Retinacular Imbrication.
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Trochlear Prosthesis Part 2: The Pathogenesis of Patellar Luxation
As mentioned in the previous article in this series, Patellar Instability is broadly considered a purely mechanical condition. Intermittent or permanent patellar luxation induces temporary or persistent incompetence of the Quadriceps-Patella-Tibial (QPT) mechanism. The function of the QPT mechanism to maintain stifle extension in load phase of the stride by maintaining a matched antagonism to
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iPhone App Downloads
Thank you to all iPhone App users: We have now exceeded 500 downloads of the App from the iTunes store! . For those of you with an iPad, lookout soon for the post indicating that our dedicated iPad app has been accepted on the App store. This will be far better than the “2x” button
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Trochlear Prosthesis Part 1- Indications
Trochlear Prosthesis for Patellofemoral Pathology: Introduction. For the past eighteen months or so I have been using the Femoral Trochlear Prosthesis (Kyon) to manage patients with end stage patellofemoral pathology secondary to Patellar Luxation. So far I have performed this surgery in thirteen patients (one patient has had bilateral surgery) and I am very
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