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Intertarsal and Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis Using 2.0/2.7-mm or 2.7/3.5-mm Hybrid Dynamic Compression Plates

From the School of Veterinary Medicine (Fettig, McCarthy, Kowaleski), Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536 and The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital (Fettig, Kowaleski), 350 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02130.

Proximal intertarsal or tarsometatarsal arthrodesis was performed in four dogs using either 2.0/2.7-mm or 2.7/3.5-mm hybrid dynamic compression plates. Mean radiographic follow-up time was 30.5 weeks (range, 15 to 60 weeks). Mean owner follow-up time was 40.5 weeks (range, 27 to 60 weeks). All cases went on to form stable, healed arthrodeses. Owners reported no noticeable lameness problems long term. Complications occurred in one case and included pressure sores and fracture of the calcaneus. Implant failure did not occur in any case.