Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(8):337-342 | DOI: 10.17221/19/2023-VETMED

Successful treatment of a benign, non-infected cyst in a dog by bone marrow injectionsCase Report

B Degorska ORCID...1, J Sterna ORCID...1, J Bonecka ORCID...1, M Sobczak-Filipiak ORCID...2, J Jacewicz ORCID...1
1 Department of Small Animal Diseases and Clinic, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
2 Department of Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostics, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Warsaw, Poland

Bone cysts are rare orthopaedic problems in dogs. There are no clear treatment guidelines. A young male Shih Tzu was referred to Small Animal Clinic with fifth-degree lameness (5/5) of the left thoracic limb, and with swelling and deformation of the distal humeral region. The radiological assessment revealed an enlargement of the distal brachium and an extensive hypodense osteolytic lesion in the distal metaphyseal region of the humerus. Diagnosis of the bone cyst was formulated and treated with a mini-invasive method using autologous non-concentrated bone marrow injections. The treatment was successful, and at the three weeks, the cyst significantly changed its structure. The follow-up at 12 weeks after the first injection, and at one year revealed complete recovery. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence of a bone cyst in a young dog successfully treated with a minimally-invasive method by using a non-concentrated autologous bone marrow injection.

Keywords: bone defect; bone regeneration; canine; humerus; mini-invasive treatment

Received: February 13, 2023; Revised: July 6, 2023; Accepted: July 19, 2023; Prepublished online: August 21, 2023; Published: August 31, 2023  Show citation

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Degorska B, Sterna J, Bonecka J, Sobczak-Filipiak M, Jacewicz J. Successful treatment of a benign, non-infected cyst in a dog by bone marrow injections. Vet Med - Czech. 2023;68(8):337-342. doi: 10.17221/19/2023-VETMED.
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