Linear external skeletal fixation applied in minimally invasive fashion for stabilization of nonarticular tibial fractures in dogs and cats

Objective

The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of linear external skeletal fixation (ESF) applied using minimally invasive techniques in dogs and cats.

Alec H. Sherman DVM, Karl H. Kraus DVM, MS, DACVS, Danielle Watt DVM, Lingnan Yuan BS, Jonathan P. Mochel DVM, MS, PhD, DECVPT, AAVPT Fellow