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Locking Compression Plate fixation of radial and tibial fractures in a young dog
C. S. Schwandt, P. M. M
Clinic for Small Animal Surgery of the Vetsuisse Faculty University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
A six-month-old, male Bernese Mountain Dog in whichradius-ulna and tibia-fibula concomitant fractures weretreated each with a 3.5 mm Locking Compression Plate(LCP) is presented. Both fractures were approached andplated medially. The tibial fracture had to be revisedwith a 4.5 mm intramedullary nail and a new 3.5 mmLCP at the second post-operative day because of fixationbreakdown. The follow-up radiographs taken atdays 14 and 53 revealed uneventful healing of bothfractures. Implants were removed 53 days after surgery.Keywords
dog, LCP, radius, tibia
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