Exam 1- Fracture Review Flashcards
How Quickly do we Expect this Fracture to Heal up?
Rapidly
*Young Animal
Describe this Fracture
Transverse Fracture of Radius with Caudal Displacement
How Quickly do we Expect this Fracture to Heal once it is Stable?
6-8 weeks
Salter Harris Type I and Type V
*Young Dog that is Limping. Radiographs are Done and Everything looks Normal- Recommend Taking Radiographs 2-3 weeks later to Check the growth plates again
Skewer Pin
*Used on Short Oblique Fractures
What Immobilization Method is Recommended?
Surgical Fixation- DCP, LCP
External Skeletal Fixator
*Comminuted Fracture- Likelyhood that it will Collapse is Higher
What Degree of Activity is Present at the Fracture?
Is there Any Evidence of Bone Healing?
Yes- there is a Small Amount of Bone Callus Formation
*This is 6 weeks Later- You would expect it to be Healed. Clearly the Fracture is not Stable
Long Oblique
If using DCP Plate to Repair the Fracture. What Plating Mode would we use?
Bridging Mode
*Try to get the Bone Fragments as Reduced as Possible
Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis
Pin and Tension Band
*Common Fracture that we See in Young Dogs
If we use a Pin and Tension Band to Secure this Fracture, is there Any concern for Future Growth/Function of the Limb?
Yes- Concerned about Injury at the Level of the Physis
What term Describes the Placement of this Screw?
Lag Screw
*Screw is Placed Perpendicular to the Fracture line which allows us to Compress across the Fracture Line
Describe the Fracture
Right Lateral Humural Condyle Fracture with Proximal and Lateral Displacement
*This type of Fracture is seen VERY commonly
*Salter Harris Type IV
What Fixation options is/are Recommended?
Surgical Repair- DCP
External Coaptation- Cast (Non Comminuted Transverse Fracture)
Yield Point