Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with infected broken thigh bone healed using nail and bone graft
By M.P. Menezes et al.·Published in Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia·2020·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Treatment of a femoral septic nonunion in a dog with interlocking nail stabilization associated to corticospongious bone autograft and greater omentum flap: case report
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old mixed-breed dog was brought in for a persistent leg problem due to a chronic infection in the femur that wouldn’t heal properly. The veterinarian performed surgery to stabilize the bone using an interlocking nail and added a piece of the dog's own tissue (the greater omentum) to help with healing. After 30 days, the dog showed some improvement, and by 90 days post-surgery, the leg was fully functional again, with no signs of infection.
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Chronic septic bone nonunion requires a well-designed therapeutic planning, demanding a multimodal treatment to achieve bone consolidation and elimination of infection. A successful case of an association of the major omentum flap with surgical stabilization with an interlocking nail for treatment of a femoral septic nonunion in dog is reported. The patient had partial functional return of the limb 30 days after surgery, negative bacterial culture with radiographic signs of bone healing and total functional return of the limb at 90th days after the surgical procedure.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4162-11156