Fracture Fixation and Implants

Fracture of the central tarsal bone is an uncommon injury in dogs and seems not to have been described previously in cats.

The use of two percutaneous transilial pins can be considered as treatment for the management of seventh lumbar fracture-luxation in dogs

Complications are common, many are external fixator related. Prosthetic ligaments are significantly associated with major complications.

Composite repair is a versatile primary, ancillary or revision technique for sacral fracture fixation

Conventional bone plates are suitable choices for stabilisation of distal radius and ulna fractures in toy breed dogs and are not necessarily correlated with high rates of complication.

The locking plate demonstrated consistent, reliable and stable fixation.

Surgical management by pancarpal arthrodesis is associated with a high risk of complication and a guarded prognosis for a full functional outcome.

Although possible cases of implant-associated osteosarcoma were identified, their occurrence was rare

With 2.0 mm and 2.4 mm LCP the overall complication and fixation failure rate were comparable to those reported in previous studies in which various locking plate systems were used

There was no significant difference in outcomes between dogs receiving GEN1 and GEN2 for limb-sparing surgery of the radius