Fracture Healing in 37 Dogs and Cats with Implant Failure after Surgery (2013-2018).

ABSTRACT: Implant failure is common in small animal orthopedics, but risk factors are rarely reported. Our objective was to determine whether abnormal fracture healing was associated with implant failure after fracture fixation in dogs and cats in a consecutive series of cases. Thirty-seven client-owned animals (thirty-two dogs, five cats) diagnosed with implant failure after fracture treatment from January 2013-September 2018 were studied. Medical and radiographic records were retrospectively reviewed to identify patients that underwent fracture fixation using open reduction and internal fixation with subsequent radiographic evidence of implant failure. Area moment of inertia (AMI), plate working length, and bone screw density were determined. Implant failure was found in 39 fractures in 37 animals

SUBMITTER: Menghini TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10177280 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature