Use of a lateral tibial head buttress plate to repair a tibial fracture in a labrador retriever.
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.
McGuinness
K
K
Small Animal Surgery Unit, School of Agriculture, Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. kristinamcguinness@googlemail.com
Doyle
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Glyde
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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