Fixation of a proximal femoral physeal fracture in a dog using a ventral approach and two Kirschner wires.
A Salter-Harris type I proximal femoral physeal fracture was diagnosed in a six-month-old Norfolk Terrier. The fracture was reduced using a ventromedial approach to the hip joint and fixation with two small Kirschner wires applied from the joint surface and countersunk below the cartilage. The ventromedial approach minimizes soft-tissue and vascular damage and affords direct visualization of the fracture, facilitating reduction and fixation. The two-year postoperative outcome was considered satisfactory in this case.
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Department of Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland. tguerrero@vetclinics.unizh.ch
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000818:Animals; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000662:veterinary; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000662:veterinary*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome