Fracture Fixation and Implants

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

Surgical site infection rate were similar in a population of dogs where antimicrobial prophylaxis was administered perioperatively over 3 hours or as a course continued for 6 days

Internal fixation and compression resistant matrix infused with rhBMP-2 were an excellent solution in 4 dogs

The circular external fixator should be placed in the center of, and parallel to, the primary X-ray beam and as close to the table as possible

Internal fixation using titanium miniplates is an excellent solution for the treatment of comminuted and displaced maxillofacial fractures in dogs

The tensioners tested achieved significantly different wire tension values than those reported by the manufacturer

The locking plate system allows the benefits of polyaxial screw insertion whilst maintaining comparable bending properties to fixed angle insertion

Free autogenous omental grafting of diaphyseal fractures of the radius and ulna was associated with radial and ulnar healing with minimal complications in dogs weighing less than 6 kg