Abstract |
An 8-year-old male Boxer with a severely contaminated open fracture of the left radius and ulna fracture, produced by a helicopter propeller, was treated using bone transport by the Ilizarov method. Extensive diaphyseal bone loss and soft-tissue vascular damage were present. The radius and ulna were stabilised with an Ilizarov ring external fixator. The bone defect was partially shortened and restored by gradual transport of a bone segment created from proximal segments of the radius and ulna. The external fixator was removed 4 fi months after the beginning of the latency period, due to instability caused by osteolysis around the wires. A cast was placed for 3 weeks. Although the bone transport had resulted in formation of approximately 4 cm of bone, the antebrachium showed approximately 50% shortening when compared to the contralateral limb. The infection was eradicated, and the dog was able to bear weight on the operated limb when walking.
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Authors | S C Rahal, R S Volpi, L C Vulcano, R B Ciani, R Mannarino |
Journal | Australian veterinary journal
(Aust Vet J)
Vol. 81
Issue 11
Pg. 677-80
(Nov 2003)
ISSN: 0005-0423 [Print] England |
PMID | 15086108
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Animals
- Dogs
(injuries, surgery)
- External Fixators
(veterinary)
- Fracture Fixation
(methods, veterinary)
- Ilizarov Technique
(veterinary)
- Male
- Radiography
- Radius Fractures
(diagnostic imaging, surgery, veterinary)
- Ulna Fractures
(diagnostic imaging, surgery, veterinary)
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