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Subject: Veterinary Surgery and Radiology × Author: Bhagavantappa, B. × End date: 2009 × Start date: 2004 × Type: Thesis ×
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    Surgical management of distal radius and ulna fracture in dogs with special reference to Colles fracture - a comparative study
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2006-01) Bhagavantappa, B.; Das, Arup Kumar
    Twenty-four clinical cases with distal radius and ulna fracture (Colles Type) in dogs admitted in Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Pantnagar were considered for the evaluation of different fixation techniques. Cases were randomly divided into four groups, viz. I (treated with ESF- Type I or Type II configuration), II (treated with stainless steel T-plate – 2.5 or 3.5 mm with five holes), III (treated with Ilizarov ring fixator: CESF) and IV (treated with plaster of Paris cast). The anaesthetic regimen with atropine sulphate and diazepam premedication and induction of general anaesthesia with thiopental sodium intravenously till effect and maintenance with halothane and oxygen mixture was found to be optimum for the reduction of Colles fracture. Craniocaudal and mediolateral radiographic views of radius-ulna were taken at different intervals and clinical parameters like heart rate, rectal temperature, respiration rate, inflammatory swelling and serum enzyme activity were used in the assessment of fracture healing in animals of all the groups. Proper postoperative care was instructed to the owners and specific individual postoperative care for animals of group I and III were provided regularly to avoid pin-tract infection. The ESF and CESF were removed between 4th and 6th week, implant of T-plate was left permanently at the site of fracture and the POP cast was removed after radiographic evaluation after 3rd week. The quality of physical rehabilitation of these patients was considered for the evaluations of the different fixation methods. In this study the ESF was evaluated as first choice followed by T-plating and Ilizarov ring fixator, respectively, for the management of Colles fracture. Plaster of Paris has been evaluated as inappropriate method for the management of Colles fracture in small to medium size of dogs.