title: Use of an aiming device for application of a type-II (bilateral) external fixator to a fractured tibia of a dog.
abstract: An aiming device was used to guide insertion of fixation pins in a type-II (bilateral) external fixator stabilizing an open canine tibial fracture. This device, designed by the Swiss AO group, has multiple applications in orthopedic surgery, because it accurately locates the exit point of a pin or drill hole on the far side of a bone or fractured bone fragment. When used with the type-II external fixator, it greatly facilitates pin placement by ensuring that, as a pin emerges from the bone, it is in line with the second clamp on the opposite connecting bar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Roe
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D003646:Debridement / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000662:veterinary*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000662:veterinary*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary