Retrospective Study on Canine Femoral Fractures: Incidence and Surgical Management

Abstract

The present study is carried out to record the incidence of femoral fractures among different breeds of dogs, as well as to evaluate different fixation techniques recommended by variant teaching hospitals and private clinics in Egypt. This study was conducted on 654 clinical cases of both genders and different breeds suffering from different femoral fractures which were referred to some teaching hospitals and private pet clinics in Egypt over a period of 5 years. The obtained data regarding animal's age, breed, weight, treatment technique, minor and major complications were analyzed statistically based on client observations survey, clinical records, survey, and sequential follow-up radiographs. Femoral fracture accounts to be 44% of all canine long bone fractures. The diaphysis is mostly affected (64.9%) compared to other parts of the bone as well as, transverse and oblique fractures were reported to be 86.5%. Transverse, oblique, and comminuted diaphyseal femoral fractured were managed successfully using a plate-rod technique (71.4%), IMP alone (79%) or in combination with cerclage wire (77%) respectively. All cases were treated with interlocking nails (ILNs) and showed complete healing without complications. On the other hand, cross pining fixation was the best for the management of distal femoral fractures with a 77.8% success rate.

The Effect of the Administration of Bovine Xenograft on the Accelerated Healing of Femoral Fracture in Domestic Dogs

“…Additionally, bone abnormalities can occur due to pathological conditions such as neoplasia, tumours or metastases (Abd El Raouf et al, 2017;Aminatun et al, 2019;Tercanlioglu & Sarierler, 2009). Characteristics of fractures can be affected by animal factors, such as age, body weight, breed, sex and activity (Asma et al, 2014;Talaat et al, 2022). Fractures in small animals, such as dogs and cats, are often reported to occur in the long bones, and almost half of these fractures occur in the femur area (Asma et al, 2014).…”

“…Animal fractures are a problem not only for the animal itself but also for the owner (Talaat et al, 2022). Methods have been developed to treat fractures in animals.…”