Humeral fracture in a Japanese Black calf repaired by closed approach and twomethods of external skeletal fixation

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Norio YAMAGISHI¹  Kimie IINO¹  Kaoru HATATE¹  Takahiro AOKI¹  Megumi ITOH¹  Ken-ichi SHIBANO²  Ayano KAJIWARA³ 

[1] Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro Universityof Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555,Japan;Ikeda Veterinary Clinical Center, Tokachi Agriculturaland Mutual Aid Association (Tokachi-NOSAI), Ikeda-cho, Nakagawa-gun, Hokkaido083-0021, Japan;United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, GifuUniversity, Gifu 501-1193, Japan

关键词: calf;    closed repair;    external skeletal fixation;    humeral fracture;    transfixation pinning and casting;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.17-0017

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

A healthy 71-day-old female Japanese Black calf was evaluated for fracture of the lefthumerus. The left humeral fracture was treated by closed repair and unilateral externalskeletal fixation (ESF) with an epoxy putty fixator. The calf was active, and eight daysafter surgery slipped and fell, resulting in breakage of the ESF. The calf underwentrepair by transfixation pinning and casting (TPC), which is an alternative to the ESFmethod. The TPC was removed 37 days after the first surgery, and the calf could bearweight on the left forelimb while walking. This case suggests that recovery after closedrepair with TPC for a humeral fracture in an active calf can be successfully managed onthe farm.

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