INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 1

Locking Compression Plating for Surgical Repair of Diaphyseal Femoral Fractures in Dogs

  • Author:
  • Manjunath Patil, D. Dilipkumar, B. V. Shivaprakash
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 134 to 137

Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), Nandinagar, Bidar-585401 (Karnataka)

*Corresponding author. E-mail: manjunathpatil.2010@rediffmail.com

Online published on 20 November, 2017.

Abstract

The study was conducted in eight dogs with femoral fracture. The etiology for all fractures was automobile accidents. The types of fractures were oblique (3), spiral (2) and transverse dentate (3). All dogs were treated with locking compression plate (LCP) combining standard and locking screws with or without lag screw depending on fracture type. LCP technique was found effective for treating femoral fractures in dogs.

Keywords

Bone healing, dog, femur fracture, locking compression plate