Kirschner-Ehmer Device Alone to Stabilize Caudal Lumbar Fractures in Small Dogs

Lesley Phillips; Julia Blackmore

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1633264

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Table of Contents

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1991; 4(04): 112-115
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633264

Clinical Report

Schattauer GmbH

Kirschner-Ehmer Device Alone to Stabilize Caudal Lumbar Fractures in Small Dogs

Lesley Phillips

¹From the Animal Emergency and Referral Center, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA

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Julia Blackmore

¹From the Animal Emergency and Referral Center, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA

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Abstract

Summary

A Kirschner-Ehmer device was used to stabilize caudal lumbar fractures/luxations in three dogs weighing 12 kg or less. A through and through Kirschner-Ehmer device maintained alignment during the healing process using the appropriate sized rods and clamps. Postoperative management included strict cage confinement and oral broad spectrum systemic antibiotics for up to two weeks after removal of the Kirschner-Ehmer device. In all three cases, the fractures/luxations were healed within six to eight weeks. The Kirschner-Ehmer device could then be removed with sedation or general anaesthesia.

Keywords

Caudal lumbar fracture - Kirschner-Ehmer device

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