1MVSc Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal-637 002 (TN)
2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal-637 002 (TN)
3Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal-637 002 (TN)
4Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal-637 002 (TN)
Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai-600 007 (TN)
*Corresponding author; E-mail: drrsarangabani@gmail.com
Online published on 14 May, 2018.
Objective of the present study was to standardize the platerod fixation by normograde pin fixation with Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPO) using Locking Compression Plate (LCP) for management of tibial fractures in dogs, to evaluate the fracture healing based on clinical, radiological and biochemical examinations, and study the intra-and post-operative complications, if any. The study was conducted in 12 dogs with diaphyseal tibial factures, which were randomly divided into two groups. In group I animals, fracture was treated with MIPO plate-rod technique and in group II, fracture was treated with open plate-rod technique. Fracture healing was evaluated by clinical, radiological and biochemical parameters on 1st, 30th and 60th postoperative days. Results indicated that MIPO plate-rod technique provided early pain free and functional usage of limb, less postoperative complications and rapid fracture healing compared to open plate-rod technique.
Dogs, Fracture healing, Plate-rod technique, Tibial fracture
