Dr. Gian Luca Rovesti

Clinica veterinaria M. E. Miller, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Dr. Gian Luca Rovesti

Clinica veterinaria M. E. Miller, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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26Years (2001-Present)

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1 January 2002 in Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Journal Article

The use of the computed tomography in the diagnostic protocol of the elbow in the dog: 24 joints

Martina Biasibetti

Annette Schumacher

Michelle Fabiani

Gian Luca Rovesti

Summary: The evaluation of the elbow joint is difficult based on clinical and radiographic examinations. The anatomical structures of its articular components are superimposed with standard radiography, often leading to presumptive diagnoses. When the radiographic findings become more suggestive, usually the early phase of the disease has passed and chronic disease has developed. Because computer-generated slices are not hindered by this superimposition, the use of computed tomography may be beneficial in investigating the joint. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if computed tomography could change or better define the diagnosis previously made on the basis of a radiographic examination in 12 client- owned dogs presented for elbow lameness. As a positive control, 12 out of the 24 imaged joints were surgically or arthroscopically explored. The diagnosis based on computed tomography was different or more precisely defined, compared to the radiographic examination, in 46% of the examined joints. Earlier and more complete definition of elbow joint disease may change the therapeutic options and, potentially, the clinical outcome.

1 March 2001 in Veterinary Ophthalmology

Journal Article

Suspected latent vertebral metastasis of uveal melanoma in a dog: a case report

Gian Luca Rovesti

Adolfo Guandalini

Robert Peiffer

1 September 2012 in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

Journal Article

Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis Fracture Reduction Techniques in Small Animals

Bruno Peirone

Gian Luca Rovesti

Alessandro Boero Baroncelli

Lisa Adele Piras

1 May 2005 in Veterinary Surgery

Journal Article

Early Detection and Treatment of Screw Loosening in Triple Pelvic Osteotomy

Paolo Bogoni

Gian Luca Rovesti

1 January 2006 in Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Journal Article

Clinical application of intraoperative skeletal traction in the dog

A. Margini

F. Cappellari

B. Peirone

Gian Luca Rovesti

Summary: The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate the technical feasibility of a method for pre-operative and intra-operative traction for reduction of fractures of the appendicular skeleton. Traction was used in 24 diaphyseal fractures in 21 dogs. For each dog, the data pertaining to signalment, limb circumference, fracture type, interval between fracture and surgery, and the traction modalities were recorded. In patients with a latency between trauma and surgery of less than three days, the duration of traction required to realign the bone segments was shorter than that required for older fractures (P = 0.02). Intraoperative malalignments were corrected by manoeuvres performed with the traction stand. Once realigned, fracture segments were kept stable for prolonged periods, without the need for a surgical assistant. Postoperative radiographs were evaluated for fracture reduction and axial alignment. Postoperative alignment was judged excellent in 21 fractures and good in three fractures. Fractures were stabilized using external skeletal fixation (n=10), plates (n=11) or locked nails (n=3), depending on the fracture type. The use of the technique was straightforward and easily applied in a surgical setting. However, its use requires careful application because of the potential for iatrogenic tissue damage.

1 January 2006 in Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Journal Article

Intraoperative skeletal traction in the dog

A. Margini

F. Cappellari

B. Peirone

Gian Luca Rovesti

Summary: A standard skeletal traction technique was applied to each major segment of the appendicular skeleton of ten fresh dog cadavers. Opposition points and anchorage points for the application of traction were determined for each skeletal segment. Traction was exerted by means of a micrometric traction stand, connected to the limb by bands or a stirrup. Traction was applied to the antebrachium and the tibia through nylon traction bands anchored to the metacarpus and metatarsus, respectively. A traction stirrup applied to the condylar region was used as the anchorage point to load the humerus and femur. Once a peak force of 25 kg weight was achieved, the load was monitored for half an hour to check for any variation. After that, each skeletal segment was osteotomized in the mid-diaphyseal region, and evaluated for any angular malalignment due to a mismatch between the axis of the bone and the applied loading. Any ensuing angular malalignment was successfully corrected by manoeuvres using the traction stand. The technique used in this study to perform intraoperative skeletal traction proved to be reliable and consistent for each segment of the appendicular skeleton.

About Me

Dr. Rovesti graduated from Parma University in 1982 and has been working since the beginning of his career at the veterinary clinic “M. E. Miller”, in Cavriago, Italy. The most important professional elements of his career are the following. • Visiting periods at the universities of Zurich, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and at the Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Houston – years 1993-2000. • Boarded for the ECVS in 1997 (tutor Dr. Aldo Vezzoni), and became a non-active (NA) member in 2010. • Presented about 400 lectures in national and international meetings, and has been invited speaker for the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) meeting (Chicago 2011). • Director of the AO advanced course (1997) and of many orthopedic courses. • Orthopedic consultant for the Vienna University (Head of surgery department Prof. Gilles Duprè) for the years 2009-2010. • Authored about 60 publications, 26 of those indexed in PubMed, three sections of the AO manual (2005), a chapter of “Complications in Small Animal Surgery” book (2016), and 3 chapters of Veterinary Clinics of North America (2012 and 2019). • President of the International Veterinary Orthopedic Association (IOVA) since 2020. • Holder of 3 patents for orthopedic instruments and implants. • Main interests: intraoperative skeletal traction, arthroscopy, stifle surgery, and hybrid external fixation.

Dr. Gian Luca Rovesti

Dr. Gian Luca Rovesti

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