Acute shortening and subsequent lengthening of the radius and ulna for the treatment of an infected nonunion in a dog.
A 3-year-old, male crossbred dog with osteomyelitis of the radius and ulna was treated using Ilizarov's method. Two centimeters of infected bone was resected, then acute bone shortening and subsequent lengthening of a healthy bone site were performed. The infection was eradicated, but a residual leg-length discrepancy was present.
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Department of Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, UNESP Botucatu, Caixa Postal 560, Rubião Júnior, s/n, CEP 18618-000, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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Vulcano
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Ciani
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D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D018889:Ilizarov Technique / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*