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Use of a Double Hook Plate for Treatment of a Distal Radial Fracture in a Dog
Author(s) -
BELLAH JAMIE R.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1987.tb00953.x
Subject(s) - medicine , splint (medicine) , surgery , subluxation , lameness , osteomyelitis , hook , intramedullary rod , radial fractures , internal fixation , anatomy , orthodontics , wrist , dentistry , alternative medicine , pathology
Attempted stabilization of open, distal radius and ulnar fractures in a 3‐year‐old German shepherd dog using intramedullary pins and a Schroeder‐Thomas splint resulted in malalignment of the limb and osteomyelitis. A double hook plate was used to rigidly stabilize the distal radial fracture after anatomical realignment. An autogenous cancellous bone graft was used where a lateral architectural defect remained after reduction. Culture of the fracture site showed Staphylococcus sp., which responded to chloramphenicol therapy. Fracture union and resolution of osteomyelitis occurred by 9 weeks after surgery, and the dog had no lameness and a normal muscle mass 22 weeks after surgery. The double hook plate provided rigid internal fixation of the radial fracture, allowed a rapid return to function during osteosynthesis, and minimal interference of antebrachiocarpal joint function occurred.