Successful treatment of a metacarpal trophic ulcer utilizing a neurovascular island flap. Academic Article

abstract

• A 4-year-old, neutered male, soft coated wheaten terrier mixed-breed dog was presented for evaluation of a nonhealing ulcer of the metacarpal pad of 10 to 12 weeks' duration. A diagnosis of an ulnar nerve deficit and secondary trophic ulceration was made. The ulcer was repaired using a neurovascular island flap. Postoperatively, a fiberglass clamshell splint was used to protect the healing flap. The flap healed successfully and developed a highly keratinized epithelium much like a normal footpad.

authors

• Cornell, Karen

published proceedings

• J Am Anim Hosp Assoc

author list (cited authors)

• Danielson, K. C., Kent, M., & Cornell, K.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Danielson, Kelson C||Kent, Marc||Cornell, Karen

publication date

• July 2009

publisher

• American Animal Hospital Association  Publisher

published in

• Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Dog Diseases
• Dogs
• Foot Diseases
• Male
• Metacarpus
• Surgical Flaps
• Treatment Outcome
• Ulcer
• Weight-Bearing
• Wound Healing

PubMed Central ID

• 19570900

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5326/0450176

start page

• 176

end page

• 180

volume

• 45

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.5326/0450176