Fracture Fixation and Implants

Customized 3-D–printed drill guide casts enable accurate wire placement for external skeletal fixation in the canine antebrachium

This technique may facilitate precise and repeatable application of external skeletal fixator wires in dogs.

A Multicenter Retrospective Review of Laterally Plated Partial Tarsal Arthrodesis in Dogs and Cats

Cats had a low major complication rate.

Use of inverted hybrid external fixator constructs for the stabilisation of juxta-articular appendicular long bone fractures in 20 dogs and 2 cats

All owners were highly satisfied with the outcome of their pet's surgery.

Effect of Plate–Bone Distance and Screw Number on 2.0-mm Locking Construct Torsional Stiffness and Plate Strain in a Diaphyseal Fracture Gap Model

Across all PBD, there was significantly less stiffness for constructs with two screws per fragment.

Minimally invasive osteosynthesis using a dynamic compression angle-stable interlocking nail in feline transverse femoral fractures: an ex vivo study

Dynamic compression angle-stable interlocking nail provided consistent interfragmentary compression.

Biomechanical evaluation of three different fixation methods in tibial tuberosity transposition in cats

The 2PDA technique demonstrated similar strength to the 2PTBW technique in a load-to-failure model.

Mechanical Evaluation of an Orthogonal Angle-Stable Interlocking Nail in a Comminuted Fracture Model

The ASO nail exhibited biomechanical properties similar to the ASU nail.

Customized osteosynthesis plates for multi-species fractures using ICP and TPS: an integrated CT imaging and computational modeling framework

This approach enhances efficiency, precision, and clinical outcomes in orthopedic surgery.

Fully threaded headless cannulated screws provide similar biomechanical strength to conventional fixation in 3-dimensionally printed canine medial malleolar fracture models

The FTHCS fixation showed comparable failure loads to conventional fixation methods in this model.

Effects of Metal Implants on Computed Tomographic Attenuation Values in the Canine Antebrachium: A Cadaveric Study

The presence of stainless steel implants significantly affects the attenuation values of adjacent cortical and medullary bone.

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