Tibial growth plate fracture in a pup
Ralph, a 5-month-old Yorkie pup, suffered a fracture of the proximal (top) end of his tibia (shin) bone just below his stifle (knee). This fracture involved the growth plate, the cartilage zone from which bone grows and which appears as a black line on X-rays near the ends of the long bones in growing dogs.
Read moreExternal fixator to fix a horrible radius and ulna fracture in a cat
Kwazii presented to us at West Midlands Referrals with a comminuted (shattered), open (soft tissue wounds connecting the fracture to the outside) fracture of the radius and ulna (bones of the forearm).
Read moreExternal fixation for a tarso-metatarsal fracture-luxation in a cat
This cat had a fracture-luxation between the metatarsal bones and the tarsal bones (bones of the foot and of the ankle respectively).
Read moreInterlocking nail for fracture fixation
Interlocking nails are an innovation in fracture fixation that came from WWII. They were a closely guarded military secret because they got injured German pilots back into the air faster than ours!
Read moreComminuted femoral condylar fracture in a young cat
Pablo, a cat, presented to us at West Midlands Referrals with a tricky femur fracture (thigh bone). The bottom end that forms part of the knee joint was comminuted (multiple fragments).
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