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Closed reduction and fluoroscopic-assisted percutaneous pinning of 42 physeal fractures in 37 dogs and 4 cats.
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Veterinary surgery : VS [Vet Surg] 2017 Jan; Vol. 46 (1), pp. 103-110. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Dec 07. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objective: To report complications and clinical outcome of dogs and cats that underwent fluoroscopic-assisted percutaneous pinning (FAPP) of physeal fractures.<br />Study Design: Retrospective study.<br />Animals: Client-owned dogs (n = 37) and cats (n = 4).<br />Materials and Methods: Records (August 2007-August 2014) of physeal fractures treated with FAPP in 3 hospitals were evaluated. Data collected included signalment, fracture characteristics (etiology, location, duration, Salter-Harris classification, preoperative and postoperative displacement), surgical information (implant size, surgical duration), and outcome assessment information (functional outcome, radiographic outcome, and complications).<br />Results: The majority of animals (92%) were classified as full functional outcome. No significant predictors of functional outcome were identified. The overall complication rate was 15% (n = 6). Elective pin removal rate was 41% (n = 17). Goniometry and limb circumference measurements of the affected and contralateral limbs were not significantly different in dogs for which measurements were obtained. Seventeen of 18 animals (16 dogs, 2 cats) measured had bone length changes on follow-up radiographs.<br />Conclusion: FAPP is associated with an excellent functional outcome in a narrow selection of fracture configurations, specifically those with minimal displacement and for which anatomical alignment can be achieved with closed reduction.<br /> (© 2016 The American College of Veterinary Surgeons.)
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- Animals
Female
Femoral Fractures diagnostic imaging
Femoral Fractures surgery
Florida
Fluoroscopy veterinary
Georgia
Male
Medical Records
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures veterinary
Range of Motion, Articular
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Bone Nails veterinary
Cats injuries
Dogs injuries
Femoral Fractures veterinary
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary veterinary
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-950X
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Veterinary surgery : VS
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27925240
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.12582