COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF TITANIUM AND STAINLESS STEEL LOCKING RECONSTRUCTION BONE PLATES FOR TIBIOTARSUS FRACTURE REPAIR IN BACKYARD POULTRY
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2021-01
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KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR- 585 226
Abstract
The experimental study was conducted in 12 backyard poultry birds. The
permission was obtained by institutional animal ethical committee IAEC (No. 04/ 2019/
VCB/ VSR). Tibiotarsus bone fractures were created under xylazine-ketamine anaesthesia.
These twelve birds were randomly divided into two groups consisting of six birds in
each group. In group I, birds having tibiotarsus fracture were treated with internal
immobilisation using titanium locking reconstructive bone plate. In group II, birds were
treated with internal immobilisation using stainless steel locking reconstructive plate.
Xylazine @ 3 to 5 mg/kg BW and ketamine @ 50 to 70 mg/kg BW proved to be a good
general anaesthetic combination for fracture repair in poultry. In group I birds showed
slight to moderate weight bearing from 7th to 15th post-operative day and good to excellent
weight bearing by 30th to 45th post-operative day. While in group II, the birds showed slight
to moderate weight bearing from 7th to 15th post-operative day and good to excellent weight
bearing from 30th to 45th post-operative day. On an average the weight bearing in birds
fixed with both the plates were slightly similar on 45th day. The radiographic evaluation
was non-significant in both groups. The fracture healed with minimal callus resembling
primary union. Complete cortical union noticed on 45th day in both groups. The biochemical
analysis showed non-significant rise in serum inorganic phosphorous and serum
alkaline phosphatase on 15th and 30th post-operative days and were within normal limits.
The levels returned to base values by 45th post-operative day. The significant rise in serum
calcium level on 15th and 30th post-operative days and were within normal limits. The levels
returned to base values by 45th post-operative days.