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A Clinical Study on External Fixators for Long Bone Fracture Management in Dogs

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Title A Clinical Study on External Fixators for Long Bone Fracture Management in Dogs
IJVS_Dec2009_30(2)_90-92
 
Creator Ayyappan, S.
Shafiuzama, Md.
Ganesh, T.N.
Das, B.C.
Kumar, R. Suresh
 
Subject Dogs
External fixation
Femur
Fractures
Humerus
Radius
Tibia
 
Description Twenty one cases of unstable fractures of different configurations involving humerus, femur, radius and ulna were treated with external skeletal fixation frame. Type Ia in
combination with intramedullary pin fixation (humerus (H) n=1, femurs (F) n=6), Type Ib (radius (R) n=6) and Type II (tibia (T) n=8) carried out. Functional limb usage was noticed
in 8 cases (F=3, R=1, T=4) on the 1st week, in 6 cases by 2nd week, in 5 cases by 3rd postoperative week and remaining 2 cases showed poor functional limb usage. The mean time for destabilization was 45 days in humerus and tebia, 48 days in femur, and 40 days in radius. Major complications were found in 6 cases. Pin loosening and pin migration in two cases each of femur fracture and pin tract discharges in two cases of
bilateral radius-ulna fractures were noted. Bony union was observed in one case of humerus, five cases of radius, four cases of femur and six cases of tibia.
 
Date 2016-06-29T10:57:02Z
2016-06-29T10:57:02Z
2009-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/68200
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Indian Journal of Veterinary Surgery