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04-27-2006, 09:55 PM | #1 |
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| immature radial physeal closure Tucker my 7 month old Yorkie has been just diagnosed with immature radial physeal closure, which to put it simply is the growth plates in one of the bones on the front leg have closed but the other bone (the ulna) continues to grow correctly. The ulna now bows outward causing him elbow pain. My vet says he will need to have his radius lengthened which is major orthopedic surgery. My question is has anyone had experience with this or heard of it? |
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04-28-2006, 02:49 AM | #2 |
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| I'm sorry, I've never heard of this.
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04-28-2006, 05:04 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I haven't either. Did you try an internet search? Good luck.
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04-28-2006, 05:12 AM | #4 |
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| Ive never heard of it either but good luck to you. Let us know what you find out.
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04-28-2006, 10:07 AM | #5 |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | ulna My shih tzu had a luxating ulna (Elbow would constantly pop out of the socket) and his was bad. We had surgery but there was a 50/50 chance that it wouldn't work. I did it anyhow. It didnt' take. I used a great ortho here in NY. They try to wait until they are a certain age to do it so they are sure that the growth is done. They also offered us the alternative option of a fusion. I couldn't see doing that because the leg would be set and unmovable...Hobbs recoverd fast although it didn't take. I could have saved myself a ton of money if I had just left it alone but I wanted to try. I spent almost $5500 in total. Good luck and puppy hugs to him.
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04-28-2006, 11:44 AM | #6 |
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| immature radial physeal closure Thanks for the info it is appreciated. Did your dog have a lot of [pain. Poor Tucker limps a lot and most times won't put his foot of the affected leg on the ground. Tuckersmom |
04-28-2006, 01:03 PM | #7 |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | Pain The ortho was very suprised that Hobbs didn't have any pain in the leg. He did say that eventually with or without the surgery he would have arthritis from the friction of it all. It was weird to watch because he would be walking fine and the leg would slip out of place. He would stop and stand still and shake it a bit and put it back into place. That really hurt my heart to see . You know when the ortho went in to perform the surgery he saw that there was a past attempt at fixing it but the person was not skilled. If they were then it would have healed fine...the fools attempted to use some sort of string to secure the site. So thankfully he took picture for me. I was in a fight with Hobb's breeder over the issue. She tried to say that my kids were the ones that hurt the dog and that is why it was my fault. So with this proof she had no choice but to fess up to knowing about it and trying to correct it before she sold him. It was rough. The surgery went well and he had a cast for a couple weeks and had bed rest. At first when the cast came off it looked like it was successful but a couple days later it started slipping again. He does well with it as it is and doesn't seem to complain with it. I know when he gets older he will suffer from arthritis in that area due to the two surgeries and the fact that it never really took. So that will be dealt with down the line. I had to place him in another home (with my husband's uncle) because he would get depressed wanting to play like a rough and tumble pup should with the kids. It got to the point that he would snap at them for nothing. The rehoming worked well for us all. I get to see him as much as I can and he is now an only child that is doted on my hubby's uncle who is single and retired. I continue to pay for his medical care and also get him stuff for arthritis that is sprinkled on his food to help now and for in the future as it gets worse. He is still a sweet vivacious fella though. Has a lot of love but really needed a slower household. Good luck and pm or keep chatting here if you need to...I will be happy to talk to you.
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