pantarsal arthrodesis plates - medial

Our original pantarsal arthrodesis plates were derived from a series of custom implants we created for Malcolm McKee (McKee, W.M., May, C., Macias, C. & Lapish, J.P. (2004) Pancarpal Arthrodesis with a Customised Medial or Lateral Bone Plate in 13 Dogs. Veterinary Record 154, 165-170). These plates are designed for medial application avoiding the need to either displace or resect the fibula. Lateral application is possible and may be necessary as situations dictate. For lateral application, the distal fibula will need to be managed. The original custom plates featured a round hole to engage with the fourth tarsal bone. Due to the variable position of the fourth tarsal bone, we dropped these holes from production versions having viewed them as non-essential. Plate angulation is set to match the normal standing angles of the target patient population. Occasionally we do manufacture custom/semi-custom pantarsal arthrodesis plates at other angles to meet particular patients’ needs. Please contact the office with patient details should you need to explore custom solutions.