1Department of Surgery and Pharmacology
Department of Pathology and Clinics, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Rampur, Chitwan (Nepal)
*Corresponding Author E-mail: dksnl@yahoo.com
Online published on 19 March, 2013.
A one year old male dog sustained diaphyseal comminuted femoral fracture due to accident with car. The diagnosis was made by latero-medial radiographic evaluation. The fracture was stabilized by intramedullary pinning and use of cerclage wires. Intramedullary pin was removed after taking radiograph and clinical evidence of improvements. Animal recovered but free difficulty in jumping and climbining stairs.
Cerclage wires, diaphyseal comminuted femoral fracture, dog, intramedullary pinning
