Small Animal Fracture Repair: A Case-Based Approach

Description:

This book provides students, practitioners, residents, and surgeons with an easily accessible and visual guide to successful methods of repairing more common fractures of dogs and cats. The concept allows clinicians to easily compare a fracture of a patient presented to them to the book and see what successful repairs were performed. There is also dialogue on the treatment options and special considerations. Importantly, follow-up radiographs provide insight into what type and rate of healing is to be expected.

Table of Contents:

Part 1 Basic Concepts

Patient and Fracture Assessment

Fundamentals of Tissue Healing

Bone Healing

Tissue Healing Considerations

Patient Considerations

Owner Considerations

Fracture Assessment Implications for Healing and Implant Choice

Fracture Classification

Forces Acting on Bone and the Fracture

Mechanics of Orthopedic Devices

Cerclage Wire

Intramedullary Pins

Dynamic Compression Plates

Locking Plates

External Fixators

Evaluation of Postoperative Radiographs

Alignment

Apposition

Apparatus

Activity

Complications

Part 2 Clinical Cases

Open, Grade 1, Transverse Fracture of the Right Mandible

Closed, Transverse Fracture of the Left Scapula

Closed, Short Oblique Fracture of the Humeral Condyle

Closed, Salter IV Fracture of Lateral Humeral Condyle

Closed, Oblique, Articular Fracture of the Olecranon

Closed, Transverse Fracture of the Right Radius and Ulna

Closed, Transverse Fracture of the Left Radius and Ulna

Closed, Salter II Fracture of the Distal Radius

Closed, Transverse, Mid-Diaphyseal Fractures of Metacarpals

Closed, Fracture/Luxation of the T12–13 Vertebrae

Closed, Left, Sacroiliac Luxation with a Fracture of the Sacral Wing

Closed, Right, Sacroiliac Luxation and Fracture of the Sacrum

Closed, Long Oblique Fracture of the left Ilial Shaft

Closed, Short Oblique Fracture of the Right Ilial Shaft

Closed, Comminuted Fracture of the Left Ilium and Central Acetabulum

Closed, Bilateral, Central Acetabular Fractures

Closed, Salter I Fracture of the Right Femoral Capital Physis

Open, Grade II, Comminuted Fracture of the Femur

Closed, Salter II Fracture of the Distal Femoral Physis

Closed, Short Oblique Fracture of the Mid-Diaphysis of the Femur

Closed, Salter II Fracture of the Distal Femur (Cat)

Closed, Salter II Fracture of the Distal Femur

Closed, Tibial Tuberosity Avulsion

Closed, Spiral, Long Oblique Fracture of the Left Tibia

Closed, Comminuted Fracture of the Mid-to-Distal 3rd of the Tibia

Closed, Malunion of a Left Mid-Tibia and Mid-Fibula Fracture

Closed, Highly Comminuted Fracture of the Tibia

Closed, Long Oblique Fracture of the Right Tibia

Closed, Highly Comminuted Fracture of the Mid-to-Distal 4th of the Tibia

Closed, Comminuted Fracture of the Distal Tibia

Closed, Salter I Fracture of the Left Distal Tibia

Closed, Comminuted Fracture of the Right Central Calcaneus

Closed, Transverse Fracture of the Proximal Calcaneus

Closed, Transverse Fracture of the Tibial Tarsal Bone

Bibliographic References

Index