93/19 | Clinical & Field Article | Veterinary Surgery and Radiology
End-threaded Intramedullary Pinning for the Stabilization of Supracondylar Femoral Fracture in Goats
Ashwani Kumar, Arun Anand, Vandana Sangwan and Chandan Kumar SinghDepartment of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, GASDVASU, Ludhiana, Punjab
Published in the Indian Veterinary Journal August 2019 : 96 (8) - pages 66 to 68(Received: March, 2019, Accepted: April, 2019)
Abstract
Two young male Black Bengal goats suffering from supracondylar fracture of femur were treated using single end threaded (Schanz pin) intramedullary pin under general anaesthesia. Through standardcranio-lateral para-patellar incision the fracture site was approached. Retrograde method of intramedullary pinning was done, with seating of the threaded portion of the pin in the distal bone fragment by making clockwise rotations. Postoperatively, the hindlimb was supported externally with modied Robert Jones bandaging for 2 weeks. This stabilization technique was found to be simple, effective and economical, and has great potential to be adopted for the stabilization of distal diaphyseal / supracondylar fractures of long bones in small ruminants
Key Words: Supracondylar femoral fracture, Goat, Pinning