Fracture Fixation and Implants

The plate used as a hybrid construct yielded excellent clinical results with both uncomplicated healing and excellent functional outcomes

Important anatomic differences between spontaneous and implant-associated neoplasia in dogs were observed

The efficacy and success of the mandibular reconstruction technique, using rhBMP-2/CRM with plate fixation, allowed the bridging of large mandibular defects regardless of the underlying cause, and with excellent cosmetic and functional results

1.9/2.5 mm locking plates appear to be a valid choice of implant for the stabilization of unilateral TPLO in small breed dogs.

The sternum was reduced and stabilised with a contoured 12-hole 3,5-mm dynamic compression plate applied to the ventral surface of the sternum.

The freeform external skeletal fixator using acrylic as a replacement for a metallic bar may be useful to treat bone fractures and luxations in small animals

One cat and five dogs healed uneventfully with no surgery-associated complications after composite repair

Hutcheson KD, Butler JR1, Elder SE. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2015 Jul 13; 28 (4): 234-9.

Administration of oral postoperative antimicrobials had a protective effect against development of surgical site infections in clean orthopaedic implant surgery

The feline calcaneus is susceptible to stress fracture, and cats presenting with calcaneal fractures without evidence of trauma should be evaluated for concurrent skeletal pathology