Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Healing times for dog tibia fractures with two plate surgery methods
By Boero Baroncelli, A et al.·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2012·Department of Animal Pathology, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retrospective comparison between minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis and open plating for tibial fractures in dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A group of dogs with broken leg bones (tibial fractures) was treated using two different surgical methods: minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) and open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). After 30 days, five out of eight dogs treated with MIPO had healed, compared to only two out of eight dogs treated with ORIF. The dogs that had MIPO did not experience any complications, while one dog in the ORIF group had a major complication. Overall, MIPO seemed to allow for quicker healing without issues, although the difference in healing rates wasn't statistically significant.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare fracture healing in diaphyseal tibial fractures stabilized using either minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) or open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). METHODS: Dogs in each group were matched for type of fracture, age and body weight. Stage of healing was measured blindly every four weeks postoperatively until complete healing. Outcome variables including fracture length, plate length, plate bridging ratio, plate working length, healing grading, and fracture reduction were compared between groups using the Mann-Whitney test. Significant difference was set at p <0.05. RESULTS: Based on the definition of clinical union, at 30 days five out of eight dogs managed with MIPO had healed, while two of the eight of dogs managed with ORIF had healed. We did not find any significant differences in the other outcome measures. No complications were reported in the MIPO group whereas one major complication was reported in the ORIF group. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: All dogs treated by MIPO healed rapidly without any complications, nevertheless the difference in radiographic healing between the two groups was not significant.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22828876/