Repair of Femoral Capital Physeal Injuries in Cats -14 Cases

1996 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 182-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Black ◽  
K. F. Lorkin ◽  
W. A. Bradley ◽  
J. A. Culvenor

SummaryFemoral capital physeal fractures (CPF) are common injuries in the immature cat. Fractures of the femoral head and neck have been classified by Daly (1) as capital, physeal, subcapital and transcervical. Physeal fractures may also be classified according to Salter (2) and those covered in this paper are Salter I and II.Perez-Aparicio and Fjeld (2) found that many cats become functional without surgical treatment although most developed malunion or non-union. Some of the untreated cats had persistent lameness.While femoral head and neck ostectomy (3), is often recommended and will usually lead to a functional result, particularly in the cat, open reduction and internal fixation is preferred (5, 6) as is recommended in the dog (8, 21).Fourteen femoral capital physeal fractures in 13 cats were repaired with fine pins. The surgical technique and clinical results are described. The authors feel that the ease of the technique and the clinical results make this the treatment of choice for injuries of this type in cats.

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 1015-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Dan Jiang ◽  
Lei-Sheng Jiang ◽  
Li-Yang Dai

Background: The treatment of calcaneal fractures is challenging. Internal fixation and grafting with sintered β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) ceramic is alternative to bone grafting in the treatment of calcaneal fractures. Methods: Seventy-four patients with intraarticular calcaneal fractures were treated with open reduction, internal fixation and grafting with sintered β-TCP ceramic. Followup was performed using the Maryland foot score as well as plain radiography. Results: All patients were followed for 15 (range, 12 to 26) months. Clinical results as assessed by the Maryland foot score were excellent in 40 of 74 cases (54.1%), good in 28 (37.8%), and fair in 6 (8.1%). Immediately after surgery, the mean Böhler angle was improved by 23 degrees, and 1 year after surgery, the mean Böhler angle decreased by 4 degrees. A similar change was also seen in Gissane angles and the height and width of the calcaneus. There was no statistical correlation between the severity of fracture and functional outcome in this series. All fractures healed. Conclusion: These findings suggest that use of β-TCP combined with open reduction and internal fixation is an effective and safe method for the surgical treatment of intra-articular calcaneal fractures. Level of Evidence: IV, Retrospective Case Study


BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. e052966
Author(s):  
Adriano Fernando Mendes Jr. ◽  
Rodrigo Fleury Curado ◽  
Jair Moreira Dias Jr. ◽  
José Da Mota Neto ◽  
Oreste Lemos Carrazzone ◽  
...  

IntroductionFractures of the diaphysis of the clavicle are common; however, treatment guidelines for this condition are lacking. Surgery is associated with a lower risk of non-union and better functional outcomes but a higher risk of complications. Open reduction and internal fixation with plates and screws are the most commonly performed techniques, but they are associated with paraesthesia in the areas of incisions, extensive surgical exposure and high rates of implant removal. Minimally invasive techniques for treating these fractures have a lower rate of complications. The aim of this study is to evaluate which surgical treatment option (minimally invasive osteosynthesis or open reduction and internal fixation) has better prognosis in terms of complications and reoperations.Methods and analysisThe study proposed is a multicentric, pragmatic, randomised, open-label, superiority clinical trial between minimally invasive osteosynthesis and open reduction and internal fixation for surgical treatment of patients with displaced fractures of the clavicle shaft. In the proposed study, 190 individuals with displaced midshaft clavicle fractures, who require surgery as treatment, will be randomised. The assessment will occur at 2, 6, 12, 24 and 48 weeks, respectively. The primary outcome of the study will be the number of complications and reoperations. For sample size calculation, a moderate effective size between the techniques was considered in a two-tailed test, with 95% confidence and 90% power. Complications include cases of infection, hypertrophic scarring, non-union, refracture, implant failure, hypoesthesia, skin irritation and shoulder pain. Reoperations are defined as the number of surgeries for pseudoarthrosis, implant failure, infection and elective removal of the implant.Ethics and disseminationStudy approved by the institutional ethics committee (number 34249120.9.0000.5505—V.3). The results will be disseminated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations in medical meetings.Trial registration numberRBR-3czz68)/UTN U1111-1257-8953.


2001 ◽  
Vol 91 (10) ◽  
pp. 536-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Riley ◽  
Marc Selner

The authors present a surgical technique for the preservation and repair of an acutely fractured sesamoid using internal fixation of the sesamoid. A case report demonstrating the technique for the open reduction and internal fixation of a fractured tibial sesamoid is presented. The authors recommend this procedure as a viable alternative to surgical excision of the tibial sesamoid. The use of the procedure as an adjunct for the surgical treatment of recalcitrant traumatic sesamoiditis is also discussed. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 91(10): 536-539, 2001)


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Mara L. Schenker ◽  
Max E. Davis ◽  
Samir Mehta ◽  
Jaimo Ahn

1993 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. NAKAMURA ◽  
E. HORII ◽  
K. WATANABE ◽  
K. TSUNODA ◽  
T. MIURA

50 patients with scaphoid non-union were treated by open reduction, anterior wedge bone grafting and internal fixation using the Herbert screw. Intra-operative image intensiner control enabled us to insert the screw into the scaphoid accurately. An excellent or good functional outcome was less likely when more than 5 years had elapsed since injury, the non-union was in the proximal third, when sclerosis of the proximal fragment was present, and when reduction of carpal and scaphoid deformity was unsatisfactory. These four factors are believed to be the primary determinants affecting the functional results of the surgical treatment of scaphoid non-union, even when bony union is achieved.


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