Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2005; 18(02): 110-113
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632939
Case Report
Schattauer GmbH

Fixation of a proximal femoral physeal fracture in a dog using a ventral approach and two Kirschner wires

T. G. Guerrero
1   Department of Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland
,
D. Koch
1   Department of Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland
,
P. M. Montavon
1   Department of Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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Publication History

Received 21 June 2004

Accepted 11 November 2004

Publication Date:
08 February 2018 (online)

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Summary

A Salter-Harris type I proximal femoral physeal fracture was diagnosed in a six-month-old Norfolk Terrier. The fracture was reduced using a ventromedial approach to the hip joint and fixation with two small Kirschner wires applied from the joint surface and countersunk below the cartilage. The ventromedial approach minimizes soft-tissue and vascular damage and affords direct visualization of the fracture, facilitating reduction and fixation. The two-year postoperative outcome was considered satisfactory in this case.