Fracture Fixation and Implants

Patients that developed tibial tuberosity fracture and were conservatively managed did not have a worse clinical outcome than patients that did not develop tibial tuberosity fracture.

Cases with comminution have a higher complication rate.

Repair of Y-T humeral fractures with LCP allowed for hybrid fixation and monocortical screw placement in distal fracture fragments.

This technique resulted in comparable complication and infection rates in canine PCA to previous published studies using hybrid dynamic compression plates.

This study does not provide evidence to support postoperative antibiotic therapy after TTA.

The free-form multiplanar type II ESF provides an alternative for minimally invasive fixation of distal RUF in miniature- and toy-breed dogs.

Further research including cyclic fatigue testing is needed to reveal more clinically pertinent information.

The risk of perioperative mortality is considerably lower than previously reported.

These results highlight the importance of utilising large caseloads and appropriate control groups when breed susceptibility is reported.

Simultaneous treatment of tibial fracture and CrCL rupture with unilateral external fixation was successful in this dog and may be helpful in similar cases.