Luciano Pisoni

Surgical therapy in chronic feline gingivostomatitis (FCGS)

Surgical therapy in chronic feline gingivostomatitis (FCGS) E. Bellei & F. Dalla & L. Masetti & L. Pisoni & M. Joechler Published online: 7 August 2008 # Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2008

Early healing events around titanium implant devices with different surface microtopography: a pilot study in an in vivo rabbit model.

In the present pilot study, the authors morphologically investigated sandblasted, acid-etched surfaces (SLA) at very early experimental times. The tested devices were titanium plate-like implants with flattened wide lateral sides and jagged narrow sides. Because of these implant shape and placement site, the device gained a firm mechanical stability but the largest portion of the implant surface lacked direct contact with host bone and faced a wide peri-implant space rich in marrow tissue, intentionally created in order to study the interfacial interaction between metal surface and biological microenvironment. The insertion of titanium devices into the proximal tibia elicited a sequence of healing events. Newly formed bone proceeded through an early distance osteogenesis, common to both surfaces, and a delayed contact osteogenesis which seemed to follow different patterns at the two surfaces. In fact, SLA devices showed a more osteoconductive behavior retaining a less dense blood clot, which might be earlier and more easily replaced, and leading to a surface-conditioning layer which promotes osteogenic cell differentiation and appositional new bone deposition at the titanium surface. This model system is expected to provide a starting point for further investigations which clarify the early cellular and biomolecular events occurring at the metal surface.

Bulbo-Pons-Mesencephalic Projections to the Lumbo-Sacral Spinal Cord in Healthy and Spastic Paresis-Affected Cattle: A Comparative Investigation

R. Chiocchetti1,∗, A. Grandis1, C. Bombardi1, M. Joechler2, L. Pisoni2 and A. Gentile2 1Department of Veterinary Morphophysiology and Animal Productions, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell’Emilia (BO), Italy; 2Veterinary Clinical Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra, 50, 40064, Ozzano dell’Emilia (BO), Italy ∗Correspondence: E-mail: chiocchetti@vet.unibo.it

Feline Corneal Sequestration: A Review of Medical Treatment in 37 Cases

Dalla, F., Pisoni, L. and Masetti L., 2007. Feline corneal sequestration: a review of medical treatment in 37 cases. Veterinary Research Communications, 31(Suppl. 1), 285–288

An Unusual Case of a Nasal Foreign Body in a Cat with Chronic Nasal Discharge.

This report describes a cat infected with the feline infectious virus and a 1 yr history of unilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge. Intraoral radiography and endoscopic examination revealed the presence of a large fragment of tooth root in the right nasal cavity. The cat had previously undergone maxillary canine tooth (104) extraction. The root was successfully removed by an endoscopic-assisted procedure, and follow-up examination 1 yr later documented complete disappearance of the respiratory signs.

Changes in electromyography and F wave responses in two cats with presumed local tetanus: implications for diagnosis and prognosis.

Two cases of focal tetanus in the cat are described. Clinical findings included severe muscular spasms of the pelvic limbs in one cat, and involvement of the thoracic limbs and muscles of the neck and face in the other. Electromyography in both cats showed spontaneous activity characterised by the presence of motor unit potentials. F waves, never previously reported in focal tetanus in animals, showed significantly increased F/M amplitude ratio in both cats and increased F wave duration in one cat. The electrodiagnostic findings provided relevant diagnostic and, possibly, prognostic information.