1Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP)
2Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP)
3Professor, Dept. Pathology, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP)
4Professor, Dept. Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP)
5Associate Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP)
*Corresponding author; E-mail: reshmavet@gmail.com
Online Published on 27 September, 2022.
The present work was conducted on 6 clinical cases of dogs with fractures of femur (5) or humerus (1). In all the animals, the fracture was immobilized by an internal fixation technique using an appropriate size titanium elastic pin. The fracture gap was filled with hydroxyapatite-collagen granules. Postoperative radiographic evaluation on days 15 and 30 revealed mild to moderate periosteal reaction in four animals. Fracture union was seen in three animals by 60th day and in other three animals by 90th day. Post-surgery clinical examination revealed a continuous reduction in lameness and increase in weight-bearing. Based on the results, it was concluded that hydroxyapatite-collagen composite could be used as an alternative to bone graft to fill the fracture defect.
Canine, Hydroxyapatite-collagen, Internal fixation, Long bone fracture, Titanium elastic pin
