Objective: The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the use, complications and outcomes of the Liberty Lock System (LLS) used to repair fractures in dogs and cats.
Methods: Medical records (October 2016-June 2019) of dog and cat fractures repaired with the LLS were reviewed. Data reviewed included signalment, fracture classification, complications and radiographic outcome.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to report the use, complications and perioperative outcome of locking compression plates (LCP) for acetabular fracture fixation in feline patients.
Objective: To evaluate outcomes of tibial tuberosity avulsion fractures (TTAF) in dogs with implants left in situ past skeletal maturity and to compare clinical outcomes with published outcomes in dogs whose implants were removed 4 to 6 weeks postoperatively.
Animals: 47 client-owned dogs.
Objective Assess the accuracy and efficiency of reduction provided by application of plates precontoured to 3-dimensional (3D)-printed femoral bone models using a custom fracture reduction system (FRS) or intramedullary pin (IMP) to facilitate femoral minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) in dogs.
Study design Experimental cadaveric study.
Objective: To determine the effect of Kirschner wire (K-wire) grip location on bend angle, bend radius, and torque when performing a Z-bend technique.
Study design: Experimental study.
Sample population: Ten samples at each of five grip locations for each of three K-wire diameters.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the differences in surface contour between models of native pelvic bones and their corresponding three-dimensional (3D)-printed replicas.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of linear external skeletal fixation (ESF) applied using minimally invasive techniques in dogs and cats.
Study design: Retrospective study.
Animals: Forty-nine dogs and 6 cats.
High-energy orthopedic injuries cause severe damage to soft tissues and are prone to infection and healing complications, making them a challenge to manage. Further research is facilitated by a clinically relevant animal model with commensurate fracture severity and soft-tissue damage, allowing evaluation of novel treatment options and techniques.
Background: Limb fractures represent the most common orthopaedic disease in pet rabbits. However, only a few studies have evaluated therapeutic details of limb fractures. There are no data available for long-term outcomes of limb fracture treatment.
The development of angle-stable locking screw fixation was the most significant advance in bone plate osteosynthesis of fractures since their original conception of the dynamic compression plate. Some potential advantages of locking plate fixation include the reduced need for accurate anatomical plate contouring, improved construct stability in osteoporotic bone and maintenance of bone blood supply in minimally invasive osteosynthesis.