Fracture stabilization using circular external skeletal fixation was evaluated in 14 dogs with antebrachial fractures and 11 dogs with crural fractures. Most dogs were consistently weight bearing on the stabilized limb by 3 days following surgery. Although all dogs developed minor wire/pin tract inflammation and eight dogs developed major wire/pin tract inflammation, postoperative lameness was not consistently associated with wire/pin tract complications. Fractures in 23 dogs achieved radiographic union (mean±standard deviation [SD], 61±21 days; median, 57 days) without additional surgery; two dogs required restabilization of their fractures with linear fixators. Twenty of the 21 owners that could be contacted felt their dog had no (n=15) or only a mild (n=5) intermittent lameness at the time of final, long-term (mean±SD, 37±17 months; median, 42 months) assessment.
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ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY|
September 01 2003
Circular External Skeletal Fixation Stabilization of Antebrachial and Crural Fractures in 25 Dogs
Gregory M. Anderson, DVM, Diplomate ACVS;
Gregory M. Anderson, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine and the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Anderson, Lewis, Tommasini Degna, Cross), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100126, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0126; the
Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center (Radasch), 4444 Trinity Mills, Suite 203, Dallas, Texas 75287; and the
Department of Clinical Sciences (Marcellin-Little), College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
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Daniel D. Lewis, DVM, Diplomate ACVS;
Daniel D. Lewis, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine and the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Anderson, Lewis, Tommasini Degna, Cross), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100126, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0126; the
Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center (Radasch), 4444 Trinity Mills, Suite 203, Dallas, Texas 75287; and the
Department of Clinical Sciences (Marcellin-Little), College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
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Robert M. Radasch, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS;
Robert M. Radasch, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS
Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine and the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Anderson, Lewis, Tommasini Degna, Cross), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100126, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0126; the
Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center (Radasch), 4444 Trinity Mills, Suite 203, Dallas, Texas 75287; and the
Department of Clinical Sciences (Marcellin-Little), College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
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Denis J. Marcellin-Little, DEDV, Diplomate ACVS, Diplomate ECVS;
Denis J. Marcellin-Little, DEDV, Diplomate ACVS, Diplomate ECVS
Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine and the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Anderson, Lewis, Tommasini Degna, Cross), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100126, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0126; the
Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center (Radasch), 4444 Trinity Mills, Suite 203, Dallas, Texas 75287; and the
Department of Clinical Sciences (Marcellin-Little), College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
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Matteo Tommasini Degna, Med Vet., Diplomate ECVS;
Matteo Tommasini Degna, Med Vet., Diplomate ECVS
Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine and the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Anderson, Lewis, Tommasini Degna, Cross), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100126, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0126; the
Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center (Radasch), 4444 Trinity Mills, Suite 203, Dallas, Texas 75287; and the
Department of Clinical Sciences (Marcellin-Little), College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
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Alan R. Cross, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Alan R. Cross, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine and the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Anderson, Lewis, Tommasini Degna, Cross), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100126, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0126; the
Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center (Radasch), 4444 Trinity Mills, Suite 203, Dallas, Texas 75287; and the
Department of Clinical Sciences (Marcellin-Little), College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2003) 39 (5): 479–498.
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Gregory M. Anderson, Daniel D. Lewis, Robert M. Radasch, Denis J. Marcellin-Little, Matteo Tommasini Degna, Alan R. Cross; Circular External Skeletal Fixation Stabilization of Antebrachial and Crural Fractures in 25 Dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 September 2003; 39 (5): 479–498. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/0390479
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