title: Use of a lateral tibial head buttress plate to repair a tibial fracture in a labrador retriever.
abstract: A lateral tibial head buttress plate designed for human beings was used to repair a highly comminuted tibial fracture in a two-year-old male labrador retriever caused by a gunshot wound. The plate was placed in a bridging fashion to provide minimal disruption of the fracture site and minimise surgical time.
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Surgery Unit, School of Agriculture, Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. kristinamcguinness@googlemail.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McGuinness
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Glyde
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary