VetTrust Tierklinik Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Case Report
Case Report: Conservative treatment for ulnar fracture after pancarpal arthrodesis
Author(s): Stefan Keider* and Petar Polajnar
An 8-year-old neutered mixed-breed female dog weighing 28 kg was presented with mild front limb lameness 4 weeks after pancarpal arthrodesis. Orthopedic examination revealed discomfort during the antebrachial manipulation. Radiographic examination revealed an ipsilateral diaphyseal ulnar fracture at the level of the proximal border of the pancarpal arthrodesis plate. Solid periosteal new bone formation in the area of the fracture and around the tip of the most proximal screw on the transcortex of the adjacent radius was detected. The oblique ulnar fracture was not displaced. Cage rest for 4 weeks was elected over surgical intervention. No lameness was detected on clinical examination 2 weeks later. The ulnar fracture showed delayed union evident on radiographs at 17 weeks postoperatively.
Since this is the first report of an ulnar fracture after pancarpal arthrodesis, there.. View More»
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