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N. N. Prassinos

Fractures combination of the proximal antebrachium in an immature dog that resembles Monteggia fracture

Keywords: Monteggia fracture, ulna, radius, Dog

A 5-month-old German shepherd dog with a combination of a proximal radial physeal fracture and a proximal ulnar diaphyseal comminuted fracture, with cranial displacement of their distal fragment, was presented. This fractures combination resembles type I Monteggia fracture. After surgical reduction of the fractures, three full-cerclage wires were used to stabilize the ulnar fracture, and two positional screws were placed across the radius and ulna immediately distally to the growth plate to hold these bones in apposition. Four weeks post-operatively, the screws were removed since sufficient callus had been formed and the dog was free of lameness. It seems that if the appropriate conditions for a type I Monteggia fracture develop in an immature dog, proximal radial physeal fracture instead of radial head luxation may accompany ulnar diaphyseal fracture.

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Schattauer

Print ISSN: 0932-0814
Volume: 19, 01/2006
Pages: 184 - 186

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