title: Percutaneous pinning for fracture repair in dogs and cats.
abstract: This article describes the technique of percutaneous pinning in dogs and cats. Only acute fractures evaluated within the first 48 hours after trauma are selected for percutaneous pinning. Reduction is performed with careful manipulation of the fracture to minimize the trauma to the growth plate. After ensuring the fracture is reduced anatomically, smooth pins of appropriate size are inserted through stab incisions. Depending on the anatomic location, the pins are cut flush with bone or bent. The main advantages of this technique are the minimal surgical trauma and lower perioperative morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 Southwest 16th Avenue, PO Box 100126, Gainesville, FL 32610-0126, USA. stankim@ufl.edu
authors.forename: Stanley E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Caleb C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pozzi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000662:veterinary*; D002415:Cats / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome