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KMID : 1094020120290060502
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2012 Volume.29 No. 6 p.502 ~ p.505
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Application of Hinged Transarticular External Skeletal Fixator (HTAESF) for Proximal Tibial Physeal Fracture in a Dog
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Kim Kwang-Sei
Heo Su-Young
Lee Hae-Beom
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Abstract
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An 8-month-old, 3.5 kg intact female Toy Poodle was presented for non-weight-bearing lameness on left hindlimb. In radiological testing, left proximal tibal type II Salter-Harris physeal fracture and fibular fracture were seen. Following open reduction, the fracture was stabilized with cross-pins, tension band wires, and a hinged transarticular external skeletal fixator (HTAESF). The range of the HTAESF was increased to 25o at 7 days postsurgery and to 70o at 14 days post-surgery. The HTAESF was removed 3 weeks after surgery. At 6 weeks post-surgery, the fracture was successfully healed with no complications and the patient recovered a normal gait. Seven months post-surgery, the patient had a normal gait and a normal stifle joint range of motion compared to the contralateral normal limb. This is a case in which the combined use of cross-pins, tension band wires, and HTAESF was successful for treatment of a proximal tibial physeal fracture in a dog. It is thought that these methods are beneficial for stability of fracture site and recover of joint’s normal range of motion through early joint movement.
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KEYWORD
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hinged, transarticular, external skeletal fixator, physeal fracture
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