Høy-Petersen Jennifer, Smith Joe S, Merkatoris Paul T, Black Kelley E, Faivre Cosette M, Miles Kristina G, Tatarniuk Dane M, Kraus Karl H
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States.
Front Vet Sci. 2021 Jan 13;7:567886. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.567886. eCollection 2020.
The objective of this case report was to describe successful surgical and post-operative management of a medial patellar luxation in a Vietnamese Potbellied Pig. A two-year old, castrated, Vietnamese Potbellied Pig presented to a veterinary teaching hospital for right pelvic limb lameness of 2 weeks duration. Upon physical examination a grade 3 patellar luxation was diagnosed on the right pelvic limb. Surgical repair included a trochlear wedge sulcoplasty, tibial tuberosity transposition, and lateral imbrication as described for canine patellar luxation. The pig was managed post-operatively with meloxicam and a physical therapy regimen of seven weeks duration. At recheck examination the pig was sound, no complications were observed, and the owners were satisfied with the outcome. As miniature companion pigs, such as Vietnamese Potbellied Pigs are currently increasing in popularity as pets, this case demonstrated that comparative techniques from other veterinary species should be considered when considering a treatment plan for a pig with a medial patellar luxation.
本病例报告的目的是描述一只越南大肚猪内侧髌骨脱位的成功手术及术后管理情况。一只两岁的去势越南大肚猪因右后肢跛行两周就诊于一家兽医教学医院。体格检查时，诊断出右后肢髌骨脱位为3级。手术修复包括滑车楔形沟成形术、胫骨结节转位术和外侧重叠缝合术，这些手术方法与犬髌骨脱位的手术方法相同。术后用美洛昔康对该猪进行治疗，并进行了为期7周的物理治疗方案。复诊检查时，猪已恢复正常，未观察到并发症，主人对治疗结果满意。由于诸如越南大肚猪这样的小型伴侣猪作为宠物目前越来越受欢迎，该病例表明，在考虑为内侧髌骨脱位的猪制定治疗方案时，应考虑其他兽医物种的对比技术。
