Use of a double-hook plate to repair a subtrochanteric femoral fracture in an immature dog.
A subtrochanteric femoral fracture in a 5-month-old Doberman Pinscher was repaired by use of a 5-hole, 3.5-mm, double-hook plate. The double-hook plate afforded rigid 3-point fixation of the short proximal metaphyseal segment without impingement of the proximal femoral physis and allowed compression of the fracture fragments by placement of an interfragmentary screw through its pendulum hole. The fracture healed without complications, and the dog had a rapid return to function. Although designed for use in performing femoral osteotomies in dogs afflicted with hip dysplasia, the double-hook plate can be used to repair fractures with short proximal or distal segments.
Lewis
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Department of Surgical Sciences, JHMHC, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0116.
Bellah
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D000818:Animals; D001860:Bone Plates; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography