Case Report

Use of the Minimally Invasive Reduction Instrumentation System for Facilitating Alignment and Reduction When Performing Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis in Three Dogs

Table 2

Radiographic parameters assessed from the immediate postoperative radiographs in three dogs in which fractures were stabilized via minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis facilitated by the use of the Minimally Invasive Reduction Instrumentation System.

DogFracture span (%)Radial or tibial length (mm)Frontal plane angulation (°)Sagittal plane angulation (°)Plate bridging ratio (%)Plate span ratio (%)Plate working length (%)Time to union (weeks)

14120/1202 (varus)2 (recurvatum)7061310

218170/1733 (varus)2 (procurvatum)6632209

3
Initial Surgery
29150/152NoneNone714041NA
Revision Surgery37150/1523 (valgus)5 (recurvatum)9738328

bone length/intact bone length; NA: not applicable.