Fracture Fixation and Implants

Accuracy and safety of pin placement during lateral versus dorsal stabilization of lumbar spinal fracture-luxation in dogs
The lateral approach improves angle accuracy, bone purchase, and distance between pins
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Pullout strength of 2.0 mm cancellous and cortical screws in synthetic bone
The 2.0 mm cancellous screws advantageous in bone with thin cortices and the 2.0 mm cortical screws with cortices measuring at least 1 mm in thickness
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Cuttable plate fixation for small breed dogs with radius and ulna fractures: Retrospective study of 31 dogs
The 1.5 mm straight plate was successfully used in all dogs with a body weight of 0.9 to 2.6 kg.
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Adjunct fixation with a Kirschner wire or a plate for lateral unicondylar humeral fracture stabilization
Study results support the recommendation for adjunct fixation with an epicondylar plate
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An anatomical study of plate-rod fixation in feline tibiae
Plate rod constructs can include bicortical screws in the proximal and distal metaphysis, and monocortical screws in the diaphysis
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Biomechanical comparison of a 3.5-mm conical coupling plating system and a 3.5-mm locking compression plate applied as plate-rod constructs to an experimentally created fracture gap in femurs of canine cadavers
The conical coupling plating system was less likely to fail when subjected to cyclic loading
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Biomechanical evaluation of two plating configurations for fixation of a simple transverse caudal mandibular fracture model in cats
Both fixation constructs were mechanically inferior to intact mandibles
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Clinical outcomes of patient-specific porous titanium endoprostheses in dogs with tumors of the mandible, radius, or tibia: 12 cases (2013-2016)
The 3-D printing enabled function-sparing treatment of bone cancer affecting multiple anatomic sites
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Biomechanical comparison between pins and polymethylmethacrylate and the SOP locking plate system to stabilize canine lumbosacral fracture-luxation in flexion and extension
The stability of the two fixation techniques was similar for the L7-S1 and adjacent L5-L6 junctions
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Postoperative complications associated with external skeletal fixators in cats
The higher complication rate in the femur, tarsus and radius/ulna should be considered when reviewing options for fracture management
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