Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
e 7th International Congress on Veterinary and Animal Sciences (ICVAS 2022), İstanbul, Türkiye, 20 - 22 Ekim 2022, ss.111-112
The knee joint is the largest synovial joint in the musculoskeletal system. This joint consists of two different joints, the femorotibial between the femur and the tibia, and the femoropatellar between the femur and the patella. Other parts that make up the knee joint are the bone and capsuloligamentous structures, the meniscus and the muscle-tendon system. This joint is subjected to various forces and abrasions such as tension, compression, torsion. It is very difficult to restore a traumatized joint. In addition, diseases such as osteoarthritis in the knee cause joint pain, decreased physical activity and lameness. In advanced cases, desired results cannot be obtained from medical treatment methods. Surgically, techniques such as arthrodesis and amputation can be applied, but these do not provide a permanent solution. With the advancement of technological possibilities, the joints that need to be locked or cut are saved with total joint prostheses. Conditions that require a prosthesis to be applied to the knee joint can be summarized as advanced osteoarthritis cases, joint fractures that cannot be repaired by surgery, non-union fractures that do not respond to treatment, and joint dislocations that cannot be corrected by surgery. However there is not enough information and experience about total knee replacements. In the light of developing scientific techniques today, it is underlined that prosthesis applications, which were used mostly in the hip joint in the past, can now be used in the knee joint as well. Adaptation of this technique to clinical practice is important in terms of regaining the mobility of the knee joint and preventing extremity losses. In this way, the living standard of animals, which were previously subject to limited treatment opportunities and whose welfare quality was adversely affected, will also increase. The aim of this review is to provide information about total knee replacement, which is not yet widely used, and to consider it among treatment alternatives.
Keywords: Dog; Total knee replacement; Veterinary orthopaedic surgery