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Treatment of tibial fractures with plates using minimally invasive percutaneous osteosynthesis in dogs and cats
Author(s) -
Schmökel H. G.,
Stein S.,
Radke H.,
Hurter K.,
Schawalder P.
Publication year - 2007
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.1748-5827.2006.00260.x
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , osteosynthesis , radiography , cats , surgery , tibia , bone healing , fixation (population genetics) , population , environmental health
O bjectives :The aim of the here described case series was to develop and evaluate the minimally invasive percutaneous osteosynthesis for the plate fixation of tibial fractures in dogs and cats.M ethods :Six dogs and four cats with shaft fractures of the tibia were treated using minimally invasive percutaneous osteosynthesis. Follow‐up radiographs four to six weeks after fracture fixation were evaluated for fracture healing. For the long‐term follow‐up (minimum 2·4 years), owners were contacted by phone to complete a questionnaire.R esults :All fractures healed without the need for a second procedure. Follow‐up radiographs obtained after four to six weeks in seven cases showed advanced bony healing with callus formation and filling of the fracture gaps with calcified tissue in all seven. All the patients had a good to excellent long‐term result with full limb function. The time needed for regaining full limb use was two to three months.C linical S ignificance :Minimally invasive percutaneous osteosynthesis seems to be a useful technique for the treatment of tibial shaft fractures in dogs and cats.