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TREATMENT OF LONG BONE FRACTURES IN DOGS USING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS

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Title TREATMENT OF LONG BONE FRACTURES IN DOGS USING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS
 
Creator S. SHARANYA
 
Contributor Dr. K. B. P. RAGHAVENDER
 
Subject livestock, biological phenomena, diseases, bacteria, antibiotics, sampling, viruses, inorganic acid salts, dryers, proteins
 
Description The present clinical study was undertaken in seven dogs presented with fractures of long bones for treatment at Campus Veterinary Hospital, College of Veterinary Science, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. Out of the seven dogs, two dogs had fractures of radius-ulna and five of tibia. All the dogs had closed fractures. The types of fractures encountered in this study were three transverse fractures, three oblique fractures and one comminuted fracture.
In the present clinical study, following routine clinical examination, radiographs were obtained in two orthogonal views (medio-lateral and anterio-posterior) for diagnosis, assessment and planning of treatment. Minimally invasive approach was
adopted. Indirect reduction technique (hanging limb technique) was used for reduction for fracture fragments placing the animal in dorsal recumbency.
The dogs were pre-medicated with atropine sulphate at the rate of 0.04 mg/kg and xylazine hydrochloride at the rate of 1 mg/kg body weight. General anaesthesia was induced with ketamine hydrochloride at the rate of 10 mg/kg body weight injected intramuscularly. Following induction of anaesthesia the dogs were intubated with endotracheal tubes of suitable sizes. Anaesthesia was maintained with intravenous infusion of propofol at the rate of 4 mg/kg body weight.
All the dogs were treated with 3.5 mm Locking Compression Plates (LCP) using Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPO) technique. Cefotaxime sodium was administered post-operatively at the rate of 20 mg/kg as intramuscular injection twice daily for one week. Meloxicam was administered at the rate of 0.3 mg/kg body weight as intramuscular injection once daily pre-operatively and post-operatively for 3 days. Owners were advised to restrict the movement of the animal and allow only short leash walks for two weeks post surgery. Cleaning with normal saline and dressing the surgical wound with 5% povidone iodine pads was found to be effective in keeping the site clean in all the dogs. Robert-Jones bandage was applied for ten days post surgery and the sutures were removed on the 10th post-operative day.
Clinical evaluation was routinely carried out at periodic intervals for signs of swelling, exudation and weight bearing in all the dogs. Anterio-posterior and medio-lateral radiographs of the operated limb were obtained immediately after surgery and on the 15th, 30th, 45th, 60th post-operative days and whenever needed on later dates to assess the progress of bone healing. Radiographs taken immediately after surgery revealed satisfactory fracture reduction and alignment in all the dogs. Post-operative radiographs showed progressive healing of fracture site with callus formation.
The present clinical study revealed that MIPO technique using LCP resulted in
favourable outcome for the treatment of fractures of radius-ulna and tibia in dogs. The technique provided remarkable improvement in the limb function and maintained good implant stability throughout the period of study.
 
Date 2017-01-03T15:16:17Z
2017-01-03T15:16:17Z
2014-12-20
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/94202
 
Relation D;409
 
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Publisher PVNR TVU