Use of a double hook plate for treatment of a distal radial fracture in a dog.
Attempted stabilization of open, distal radius and ulnar fractures in a 3-year-old German shepherd dog using intramedullary pins and a Schroeder-Thomas splint resulted in malalignment of the limb and osteomyelitis. A double hook plate was used to rigidly stabilize the distal radial fracture after anatomical realignment. An autogenous cancellous bone graft was used where a lateral architectural defect remained after reduction. Culture of the fracture site showed Staphylococcus sp., which responded to chloramphenicol therapy. Fracture union and resolution of osteomyelitis occurred by 9 weeks after surgery, and the dog had no lameness and a normal muscle mass 22 weeks after surgery. The double hook plate provided rigid internal fixation of the radial fracture, allowed a rapid return to function during osteosynthesis, and minimal interference of antebrachiocarpal joint function occurred.
D000818:Animals; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000662:veterinary*; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000662:veterinary*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013165:Splints / Q000662:veterinary; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary