Year: 2023 | Month: June | Volume 13 | Issue 1

Evaluation of Veterinary Cuttable Plates and Reconstruction Plates for Repair of Long Bone Fracture in Young Dogs

Anjul Verma Randhir Singh Shobha Jawre Payal Jain Kotari Beulah Ramyavani Anshita Sinha
DOI:10.30954/2277-3371.01.2023.6

Abstract:

Background: To record the occurrence of long bone fractures in young dogs and to evaluate the efficacy of Veterinary Cuttable Plate versus Reconstruction plate in long bone fractures of young dogs on the basis of clinical, haemato-biochemical and radiographic examination. Methods: The present study was conducted on 12 young dogs (3-10 months) irrespective of sex and breed having body weight <15 kg and were randomly divided into two groups containing 6 animals each. The animals were treated by open reduction and internal fixation using Veterinary Cuttable Plate (group I) and Reconstruction Plate (group II). Occurrence of long bone fractures, Clinical, haemato-biochemical and radiographic examinations were examined at different time intervals. Results: Transverse femur fracture due to automobile accident in non-descript male dogs below 6 months of age was most commonly observed. Veterinary cuttable plates provided complete weight bearing on affected limb by day 45 while Reconstruction plates provided the same by day 60 post-operatively. Radiographic interpretation revealed absence of radiolucent line in animals with VCP plate while discrete radiolucent line was observed in animals with recon plate by day 60.





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