Circular external skeletal fixation stabilization of antebrachial and crural fractures in 25 dogs

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作者
Anderson, GM
Lewis, DD
Radasch, RM
Marcellin-Little, DJ
Degna, MT
Cross, AR
机构
[1] Univ Florida, Coll Vet Med, Ctr Vet Sports Med, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA
[2] Univ Florida, Coll Vet Med, Dept Small Anim Clin Sci, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA
[3] Dallas Vet Surg Ctr, Dallas, TX 75287 USA
[4] N Carolina State Univ, Coll Vet Med, Dept Clin Sci, Raleigh, NC 27606 USA
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10.5326/0390479
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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0906 [兽医学];
摘要
Fracture stabilization using circular external skeletal fixation was evaluated in 14 dogs with antebrachial fractures and 11 dogs with crural fractures. Most dogs were consistently weight bearing on the stabilized limb by 3 days following surgery. Although all dogs developed minor wire/pin tract inflammation and eight dogs developed major wire/pin tract inflammation, postoperative lameness was not consistently associated with wire/pin tract complications. Fractures in 23 dogs achieved radiographic union (mean standard deviation [SD], 61+/-21 days; median, 57 days) without additional surgery; two dogs required restabilization of their fractures with linear fixators. Twenty of the 21 owners that could be contacted felt their dog had no (n=15) or only a mild (n=5) intermittent lameness at the time of final, long-term (mean SD, 37+/-17 months; median, 42 months) assessment.
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