External fixator and second intention wound treatment in open fracture with extensive loss of cutaneous and muscular tissue in a dog’s thoracic limb – case report
Abstract:This paper describes the case of a dog with an open radial and ulnar fracture associated with radiocarpal subluxation and great loss of adjacent tissues. Radial and ulnar osteosynthesis, as well as arthrodesis, were performed with modified type I external fixator. The traumatic wound was treated daily with a mixture of crystal sugar and nitrofurazone, for second intention healing. The wound epithelialization occurred within 60 postoperative days along with fracture healing which led to the removal of the exter… Show more
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