Evaluation of cross pinning for stabilization of distal third femoral fractures in dogs Bose G.S.C.1, Raghunath M.2,*, Harikrishna N.V.V.3, Rani N. Lakshmi4 1MVSc Scholar, Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati- 517 502 (AP) 2Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati- 517 502 (AP) 3Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati- 517 502 (AP) 4Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Medicine, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati- 517 502 (AP) *Corresponding author; E-mail: drraghupau@gmail.com
Online Published on 27 September, 2022. Abstract The present study included six dogs with different age, breed, body weight and etiological factors with distal third extraarticular femoral fractures, which were stabilized using K wires by cross pinning method. Postoperatively, the limbs were externally supported by Robert Jones bandage. Complete weight bearing on the operated limb while standing and walking was seen by 10th postoperative day in majority of the dogs. The 60th postoperative day radiographs revealed complete fracture healing with no evidence of fracture line along with cortical and medullary continuity and signs of remodeling. Cross pinning provided effective stabilization in distal metaphyseal and other extra-articular distal femur fractures with more than one point of fixation, leading to early fracture healing. Top Keywords Cross pinning, Dog, Femoral fractures. Top |