Velich Nikolaus, Vidoni Britta, Ludewig Eberhard, Tichy Alexander, Schnabl-Feichter Eva
Tierklinik St. Pölten, 3100 St Pölten, Austria.
Clinical Department Small Animals and Horses/Small Animal Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
Animals (Basel). 2025 Jun 3;15(11):1639. doi: 10.3390/ani15111639.
Patellar luxation is common in small breed dogs and is often treated surgically. This study compares the long-term outcomes of two surgical techniques, trochlear wedge recession (TWR) and trochlear block recession (TBR), for medial patellar luxation (MPL) with regard to osteoarthritis (OA) progression. High inter-observer agreement was hypothesized for the use of a modified OA scoring system and fewer OA changes in the TBR group. This study included 25 dogs (<15 kg) with grade-2 or -3 MPLs treated at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (2016-2021). A total of 32 stifle joints (TWR Group n = 11, TBR Group n = 21) were evaluated pre-operatively and at least one year post-operatively using a modified OA scoring system. A statistical analysis was conducted to compare OA progression between the techniques. The inter-observer agreement was high. The OA scores increased in both groups post-operatively, with TBR demonstrating a greater progression at specific points. Overall, no significant differences were found between the techniques. These findings suggest that OA progression does not significantly differ between TWR and TBR. The modified OA scoring system has shown to be reliable for assessing OA progression after treatment. Further prospective studies with larger study populations incorporating clinical assessments are needed for a better understanding of the surgical impacts on OA development.
髌骨脱位在小型犬中很常见,通常通过手术治疗。本研究比较了两种手术技术,即滑车楔形退缩术(TWR)和滑车阻滞退缩术(TBR),用于治疗内侧髌骨脱位(MPL)时骨关节炎(OA)进展的长期结果。假设使用改良的OA评分系统时观察者间的一致性较高,且TBR组的OA变化较少。本研究纳入了25只体重小于15千克、患有2级或3级MPL的犬,这些犬在维也纳兽医大学接受治疗(2016 - 2021年)。总共32个 stifle关节(TWR组n = 11,TBR组n = 21)在术前和术后至少一年使用改良的OA评分系统进行评估。进行了统计分析以比较两种技术之间的OA进展情况。观察者间的一致性较高。两组术后OA评分均升高,TBR在特定时间点显示出更大的进展。总体而言,两种技术之间未发现显著差异。这些发现表明,TWR和TBR之间的OA进展没有显著差异。改良的OA评分系统已被证明在评估治疗后OA进展方面是可靠的。需要进一步开展更大样本量并纳入临床评估的前瞻性研究,以更好地了解手术对OA发展的影响。
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