Fracture Fixation and Implants

Biomechanical Comparison of Paraosseous Clamp-cerclage Fixation and External Fixators in the Surgical Repair of Long-bone Fractures in Cats

Selecting the fixation method may help optimize clinical outcomes in feline fracture management.

Double J-shaped Kirschner wire fixation provides superior biomechanical stability for feline sacroiliac luxation compared with conventional techniques

The DJ technique may offer a biomechanically robust alternative for stabilizing feline SI luxation.

Locked plate versus modified clamp-rod internal fixation for feline corpus ilium fractures: A comparative clinical study

This study is the first clinical evaluation of the M-CRIF system in feline ilial fractures.

Tricortical pin tension-band wiring provides the greatest tensile resistance among fixation constructs for feline greater trochanteric avulsion fractures

Bicortical pin TBW may offer a practical balance of strength and simplicity.

EXPRESS: Minimally invasive application of a precontoured angle-stable interlocking nail in cats

Minimally invasive nail osteosynthesis of a precontoured angle-stable interlocking is feasible in cats.

Evaluation for radiographic changes in the coxofemoral joint and proximal femur following intramedullary stabilisation of diaphyseal femoral fractures using angle-stable interlocking nails in skeletally immature patients

Use of an angle-stable interlocking nail can be performed without significant risk of developing proximal femoral malformation.

A Krackow-based suture technique as a novel alternative for feline patellar fracture repair: a biomechanical comparison

The combination of circumferential and Krackow suture technique provides greater resistance to fragment displacement.

Biomechanical evaluation of two plating systems for fixation of mandibular condylar process fractures in dogs demonstrates sustainability under bite forces

Both condylar lambda plates and trapezoid plates sustain expected physiologic bite forces.

Bilateral surgery of humeral intracondylar fissures and humeral condylar fractures is associated with increased complication rates

Single-stage bilateral surgery is associated with markedly increased complication rates.

Comparative analysis of accuracy and safety in guided versus freehand lateral-to-medial humeral transcondylar drilling

When performed by experienced surgeons, FHD is accurate and safe.

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