Surgical management of supracondylar femoral fracture in dogs Dwivedi D.K.1, Bashir Mehreen2,*, Watal Anmol3 1Assistant Professor, Division of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST), R. S. Pura, Jammu-181102 (Jammu and Kashmir) 2Ph.D. Scholar, Division of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST), R. S. Pura, Jammu-181102 (Jammu and Kashmir) 3Post Graduate Scholar, Division of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST), R. S. Pura, Jammu-181102 (Jammu and Kashmir) *Corresponding author. E-mail: mehreenbashir938@gmail.com
Online published on 16 September, 2024. Abstract The study was undertaken to evaluate the management of supracondylar femoral fracture in two pups. Dogs were showing non-weight bearing on an affected limb in first case and partial weight bearing in second case. Swelling was observed around the thigh region. On palpation of affected limb, crepitation and severe pain were observed in both cases. Radiography (mediolateral view) revealed a supracondylar fracture of left femur in both cases while cortical thinning in first case. After reduction of fractured fragments, cross pinning was performed in both cases. Cross pinning provided good stability without the involvement of stifle joint. No post-operative complications occurred and animals recovered successfully. Top Keywords Dog, Femur, K-wire, Supracondylar fracture. Top |