Year: 2021 | Month: June | Volume 11 | Issue 3
Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Intramedullary Interlocking Nailing for Fracture Repair in Dogs
Aasha Baderiya
Randhir Singh
Shobha Jawre
Nidhi Gupta
Babita Das
Apra Shahi
Rajesh Vandre
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.03.2021.9
Abstract:
The study was conducted on 12 dogs of either sex, breed, aged between 1-8 years which were randomly divided into two groups. In group I, fractures were repaired with intramedullary interlocking nailing using open method and in group-II, closed method of fracture repair under C-arm guidance was used. The occurrence of fracture was found to be 1.04%. The non-descript, young male dogs were most commonly affected with fracture. An automobile accident was the most common cause of fracture. Intra-operative haemorrhage was significantly less with closed method. Rectal temperature and heart rate decreased after induction of anaesthesia in both the groups. In both the groups, the exudation decreased on 7th day and no exudation was observed at 14th postoperative day. The mean value of weight bearing score was significantly (p˂0.05) lower in group-II as compared to group-I. Animals started to take weight from 3rd postoperative day in group-II. Significant increase in radiographic score was observed at different intervals in both the groups. The blood loss was recorded more in group-I as compared to group-II. Thus, on the basis of clinical and radiographic findings, it can be concluded that the closed method of intramedullary interlocking nailing was better than the open method.
Highlights
- Fracture occurrence rate in dogs was 0.78%.
- Closed intra-medullary interlocking nailing in dogs.
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