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Screw loosening six weeks after triple pelvic osteotomy

Journal:	Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT)
ISSN:	0932-0814
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.3415/VCOT-09-02-0013
Issue:	2010: Issue 1 2010
Pages:	14-18

Screw loosening six weeks after triple pelvic osteotomy

Comparison of pre-tapped with self-tapping 3.5 mm cortical screws

Y. M. Béosier (1), R. Daems (1), L. A. A. Janssens (1)

(1) The Companion Animal Clinic ANUBIS, Aartselaar-Antwerp, Belgium

Summary

A retrospective study of 62 dogs that underwent unilateral triple pelvic osteotomy with a Slocum triple pelvic osteotomy plate and Synthes 3.5 mm cortical screws. We compared the probability of screw loosening after six weeks in dogs in which pre-tapped screws were used (30 dogs), with dogs in which self-tapping screws were used (32 dogs). Screw loosening was significantly less prevalent with self-tapping screws than pre-tapped screws.

Keywords

dog, Triple pelvic osteotomy, self-tapping screws, screw loosening, pre-tapped screws

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3415/VCOT-09-02-0013

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