Case Report
Use of the Minimally Invasive Reduction Instrumentation System for Facilitating Alignment and Reduction When Performing Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis in Three Dogs
Figure 4
Craniocaudal preoperative radiographs of dog #3’s right tibial fracture (a). Initial postoperative radiographs following primary surgical stabilization with a 12-hole, 2.7 mm locking compression plate and a 10-hole, 2.0 mm String of Pearls plate (b). Implant failure was documented 7 days after surgery (c). The fracture was restabilized via application of an 11-hole, 3.5 mm LCP plate (d). Radiographs obtained 3 weeks after implant removal necessitated by infection (e).
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