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Periódicos Brasileiros em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia

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Surgical stabilization of canine lateralscapulohumeral luxation using extracapsular tension suture with screws and nylon wire – case report

Mota, Francisco Claudio DantasVeloni, Mariana LourençoMartins, Fernando DeddingMartins, Camila NevesAlves, Aracélle ElisaneVieira, Raphael Simões

A dog was consulted with functional disability of the right thoracic limb.Radiographic image showed lateral luxation of the scapulohumeral joint.The animal was submitted to surgical treatment using tension suture withscrews and Nylon wire, with satisfactory result and functional use of thelimb 30 days postoperatively.(AU)

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