In vivo evaluation of a polyester and fiberglass composite intramedullary nail for femoral osteosynthesis in calves.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to test a composite of polyester resin and fiberglass in the form of an intramedullary nail for osteosynthesis of femoral fractures in calves. The methodology was established based on a previous study that used a bovine femur finite element model to simulate fractures, which were then stabilized by the same nails as proposed in this study. General anesthesia was induced in six calves followed by fracture creation via an oblique incision in the middle third of the femoral diaphysis, and osteosynthesis was immediately performed by retrograde insertion of the composite nail. Locking was achieved by drilling the bone and nail without using a jig and introducing two stainless steel screws proximal and two distal to the fracture line. Five of the six calves

SUBMITTER: Silva Rocha Junior S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859077 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature