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Fracture of the humerus after cancellous hone graft harvesting in a dog
Author(s) -
Ferguson J. F.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1996.tb01776.x
Subject(s) - medicine , humerus , cancellous bone , surgery , lameness , arthrodesis , radiography , humerus fracture , alternative medicine , pathology
A five‐year‐old male Shetland sheepdog underwent calcaneoquartal arthrodesis for instability of the proximal intertarsal joint. A cancellous bone graft was harvested from the proximal humerus and packed around the arthrodesis site. Twenty‐four hours postoperatively the dog developed a non‐weightbearing forelimb lameness. Clinical and radiographic examination revealed a fracture of the humerus through the hole used to obtain the graft. Surgical repair of the fracture led to an uneventful recovery.