Femur fractures and treatment options in 20 dogs admitted to our clinic from January 2013 to December 2015
Other Title(s)
كسور الفخذ و خيارات العلاج في 20 كلب واردة إلى عيادتنا في الفترة من يناير 2013 إلى ديسمبر 2015
Joint Authors
Abd al-Rauf, Mustafa
Makkawi, Nafisah Hilmi Muhammad
Abd al-Al, Abd al-Basit Muhammad
Source
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences
Issue
Vol. 31, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.117-122, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Mosul College of Veterinary Medicine
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
-The aim of the present study was to evaluate treatment of 20 dogs with femur fractures.
Twenty (20) dogs with different ages, breeds, and gender admitted to the clinic of Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology-Faculty of Veterinary Medicine-Zagazig University from January 2013 to December 2015 with a complaint of hind limb lameness and were diagnosed as femur fractures through clinical and radiographic examination.
German shepherd dogs (85%) and immature dogs (70%) were more susceptible to femur fractures.
The most common site of the fracture was the femoral diaphysis (65%) followed by metaphysis (20%).
Open reduction and internal fixation techniques were applied using intramedullary (IM) pins with or without cerclage wire (40%) and bone plate (15%) for treatment of diaphyseal fractures, and two cross pins (30%) for treatment of metaphyseal and distal physeal fractures.
Pin migration after complete healing (1 case) and bone re-fracture due to jumping (1 case) was the postoperative complications.
It was concluded that open reduction and internal fixation methods are the proper treatment for femur fractures if the proper surgical techniques were applied.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Rauf, Mustafa& Makkawi, Nafisah Hilmi Muhammad& Abd al-Al, Abd al-Basit Muhammad. 2017. Femur fractures and treatment options in 20 dogs admitted to our clinic from January 2013 to December 2015. Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences،Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.117-122.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-812188
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Rauf, Mustafa…[et al.]. Femur fractures and treatment options in 20 dogs admitted to our clinic from January 2013 to December 2015. Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences Vol. 31, no. 2 (2017), pp.117-122.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-812188
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Rauf, Mustafa& Makkawi, Nafisah Hilmi Muhammad& Abd al-Al, Abd al-Basit Muhammad. Femur fractures and treatment options in 20 dogs admitted to our clinic from January 2013 to December 2015. Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2017. Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.117-122.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-812188
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 121-122
Record ID
BIM-812188