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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2011; 24(06): 478-482
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-10-06-0101
Case Report
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Salter-Harris type III fractures of the distal humerus in two dogs

G. M. Hayes
1   The Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, UK
,
H. Radke
1   The Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, UK
,
S. J. Langley-Hobbs
1   The Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, UK
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Publication History

Received: 30 June 2010

Accepted: 25 July 2011

Publication Date:
17 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Salter-Harris type III fractures of the distal humerus in a four-month-old male Labrador Retriever and a male crossbreed dog (estimated to be 3.5-months-old) are reported. Both fractures were treated with open reduction and interfragmentary compression by lag screw fixation. Both fractures healed and full limb use was regained at four weeks postoperatively.

The occurrence of this unusual fracture type may be related to the physeal closure pattern of the distal humeral physis, and a different mechanism of injury compared to the more common Salter-Harris type IV fracture seen in this region.

Keywords

Salter-Harris type III - condylar fracture - articular fracture
 

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