Research Article

Clinical and radiological evaluation of the treatment of femoral and tibial fractures with the use of interlocking nails in dogs

Volume: 91 Number: 1 January 15, 2020
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Clinical and radiological evaluation of the treatment of femoral and tibial fractures with the use of interlocking nails in dogs

Abstract

The aim of this study was to introduce an alternative method to intramedullar pinning which are used frequently in veterinary orthopeadics and improve the experience of treatment with the use of interlocking nailing method. The study material involved 10 dogs with femoral and tibial fractures. Interlocking nailing application set, routine surgical and orthopeadical sets were used in this study. Within 11 fractures in 10 cases were classified as transversal fracture in 5 cases (46%), oblique fracture in 3 cases (27%), communited fracture in 3 cases (27%). No complication was observed in all cases but case no 2, 9 and 10.  Interlocking nails were left in the bones in all cases except one case. Interlocking nails can be used in diaphiseal femoral and tibial fractures in dogs. It is supported to use of interlocking nailing even in unstable diaphyseal fractures in dogs when considered functional healing results and low complication rates. As a result, using of interlocking nailing can be considered as an alternative treatment method to other intramedullary treatments in femoral and tibial fractures in dogs.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 15, 2020

Submission Date

July 29, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 28, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 91 Number: 1

Vancouver
1.Kısmet Salan Anaç, Ümit Kaya, İlker Şen. Köpeklerde femur ve tibia kırıklarının sağaltımında kilitli intramedullar pin yönteminin klinik ve radyolojik değerlendirilmesi. Vet Hekim Der Derg. 2020 Jan. 1;91(1):36-43. doi:10.33188/vetheder.598043

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