Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Bone graft helps heal deep foot wound in dog
By Barnes, K et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2019·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Use of cancellous bone grafting to promote granulation tissue in a distal limb wound in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old female spayed Shetland sheepdog had bandage sores on her left back leg after a splint was put on for a broken toe. When the bandage was removed, there were several areas of dead tissue and a large wound exposing bone and tendons. The vet used a special technique that involved cleaning the wound, placing a bone graft from the dog's shoulder into the wound to help it heal, and then covering it with skin once new tissue formed. This approach successfully promoted healing, allowing for proper skin closure over the wound.
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Abstract
A 5-year-old female spayed Shetland sheepdog presented for evaluation of bandage sores on the left pelvic limb after a splint was placed to stabilise a digit fracture incurred approximately 2 weeks previously. Multiple areas of necrosis were identified upon bandage removal. After debridement of devitalised tissue, a 4 cm wound on the plantar surface of the metatarsal bones (with exposed bone and tendons) remained. The Papineau technique (which involves removal of infected or necrotic tissue, placement of autogenous cancellous bone graft within a wound, and delayed skin closure) was used to treat this wound. Use of bone graft in this manner aims to promote early granulation tissue formation and reduce the time until wound reconstruction can be performed. Autogenous cancellous bone graft was harvested from the proximal humerus and placed within the metatarsal wound. Once a healthy granulation tissue bed was noted to cover the bone graft, a meshed full thickness skin graft was placed. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the Papineau technique being used for this purpose in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29736917/