1MVSc Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334001 (Rajasthan)
2Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334001 (Rajasthan)
3Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334001 (Rajasthan)
4PhD Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334001 (Rajasthan)
*Corresponding author; E-mail: drpbishnoi29@gmail.com
Online published on 4 June, 2025.
The present study was performed in seven clinical cases of femur fractures in dogs which were repaired by String of Pearls (SOP) locking plate system and intramedullary pin construct. A 2.7 mm SOP plate was used in dogs < 10 kg body weight, and 3.5 mm SOP plate in dogs >10 kg body weight. The bone healing status was evaluated by clinical and radiographic evaluation on days 14, 30 and 60. The lameness grade was 2.85±0.55, 1.33±0.21 and 1.0±0.0 at 14th, 30th and 60th postoperative day, respectively. The average grade of radiographic healing at 90-95 days was 1.16±0.15. The functional outcome was excellent in 5/6 cases (85.71%). It was concluded that the femur fracture in dogs can be managed successfully by plate-rod combination using String of Pearls (SOP) locking plates.
Dogs, Femur fracture, Intramedullary pin, String of Pearls (SOP) locking plate
