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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2013; 26(03): 233-237
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-12-02-0020
Case Report
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Defect nonunion of a metatarsal bone fracture in a cow

Successful management with bone plating and autogenous cancellous bone graft
M. Raghunath
1   Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, Punjab, India
,
N. Singh
2   Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandary Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana Punjab, India
,
T. Singh
1   Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, Punjab, India
,
A. Gopinathan
3   Division of Surgery, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareily, U.P. India
,
J. Mohindroo
1   Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, Punjab, India
,
K. Atri
1   Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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Received 16 February 2010

Accepted 30 March 2012

Publication Date:
19 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

A two-and-half-year-old cow was presented with a defect nonunion of the right metatarsal III/IV bone following a severely comminuted open fracture two months previously. The animal underwent open fixation using a 4.5 mm, broad, 10-hole, dynamic compression plate and autogenous cancellous bone graft collected from the contralateral iliac shaft. The animal started partial weight bearing after the third postoperative day and resumed complete weight bearing after the 10th day. Fracture healing was complete and the implants were removed after the 120th postoperative day. Stable fixation by means of a bone plate in conjunction with a cancellous bone graft facilitated complete healing and restoration of the bone column of the defect and the metatarsal fracture. The animal made a complete recovery.

Keywords

Cow - Defect nonunion - metatarsal III/IV fracture - bone plating - cancellous graft
 

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