COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ADVANCED LOCKING PLATE SYSTEM AND LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE FOR FEMUR FRACTURE REPAIR IN DOGS
| dc.contributor.advisor | DILIPKUMAR | |
| dc.contributor.author | OJUS SRINIVAS | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-21T12:23:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-21T12:23:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A study on prevalence of femoral fractures in dogs was conducted in and around Bidar from January 2016 to December 2020. A review of 22,976 cases throughout the period of retrospective study revealed 158 dogs with fractures. The highest prevalence was observed in dogs aged less than 1 year (42.25%), males (78.87%), mongrel (81.69%), transverse (45.07%) and diaphyseal (80.28%), with the aetiology of the femur fractures primarily being automobile accidents (57.75%). The present study also focused on the comparative healing characteristics of femur fractures in dogs when immobilised with either ALPS II or LCP. Twelve clinical cases of dogs presented with femoral fractures were randomly divided into two groups. Preoperative clinical, physical, physiological, and radiological examination was performed to aid in surgical planning. Appropriate plate and screw lengths were selected by measuring the length of the fractures bone and the medio-lateral thickness of contralateral femur using electronic callipers. The femoral fractures in dogs of group I were repaired using ALPS II whereas the dogs of group II were repaired using LCP following their respective procedures for application. The healing of the fractures was studied at intervals of 0th, 15th, 30th and 60th post-operative days based on clinical, biochemical and radiological analysis. Clinical assessment of weightbearing, functional limb usage and grading of lameness was performed in both the groups at the appropriate intervals of the study. Weight-bearing during walk was observed as early as 3rd post-operative day in dogs treated with ALPS II, whereas those treated with LCP showed weight-bearing during walk by 7th post-operative day. Dogs of both groups started to bear weight on the fractured limb while standing, immediately after the surgical repair. Functional limb usage was considered satisfactory in dogs of both the groups with the exception of two dogs which incurred post-operative complications. Lameness grading in both the groups showed that ALPS II had a statistically superior healing time when compared with LCP. The physiological and biochemical parameters were frivolous in analysing the biological process of fracture healing. Radiologically, 11 out of 12 dogs showed minimal callus formation and good progression towards radiographical healing. Callus formation was marginally lesser in dogs treated with ALPS II when compared with LCP, which is indicative of the superior healing characteristics of ALPS II. Post-operative complications were observed in two dogs. One dog of group I showed plate elevation and distal fragment separation on the 40th post-operative day. One dog of group II showed refracture proximal to the plate, plate bending, and screw pull-out on the 20th post-operative day. Based on the results obtained in the present study, it was inferred that both the implants provided sufficient stability and immobilization of fracture fragments which enabled early ambulation of the dogs with femoral fractures. ALPS II was found to provide early and consistent functional outcome of the fractured limb when compared to LCP, however, the difference was found to be quite minimal. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810204084 | |
| dc.publisher | KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR – 585 226 | |
| dc.sub | Veterinary Surgery and Radiology | |
| dc.theme | Veterinary Surgery and Radiology | |
| dc.these.type | M.V.Sc. | |
| dc.title | COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ADVANCED LOCKING PLATE SYSTEM AND LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE FOR FEMUR FRACTURE REPAIR IN DOGS | |
| dc.type | Thesis |