Omentalisation as adjunctive treatment of an infected femoral nonunion fracture: a case report

Irish Veterinary Journal

B Kirby¹  H McAllister¹  M Glyde¹  A McAlinden¹ 

[1] Section of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University Veterinary Hospital, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4

关键词: omentalisation;    nonunion;    infected;    fracture;    femur;    dog;   

Others  :  1149795
DOI  :  10.1186/2046-0481-62-10-663

【 摘 要 】

A three-year-old male working border collie with an infected femoral nonunion fracture was managed in a two-stage procedure involving debridement and omentalisation, followed by stabilisation with a bone plate and an autogenous cancellous bone graft. Osseous union was documented radiographically 16 weeks after surgery. Telephone follow-up one year later revealed the dog had returned to full working function without evidence of lameness. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first clinical case described in the veterinary literature using omentalisation as an adjunct to the management of an infected, biologically inactive nonunion fracture.

   

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