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Veterinary Science & Technology

ISSN: 2157-7579

Open Access

Aliyu Haruna

Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria

Publications
  • Case Report   
    Management of Compound Fracture of the Radius and Ulna Using Pop and Splints in a Nigerian Indigenous Breed of Dog
    Author(s): Hope Philip Mana*, Aliyu Haruna and Ali Mutah Abba

    Background: This particular case illustrate the possibility of managing a compound fracture using POP and splints in a dog. Conventionally, management of such fractures requires the use of either intramedullary pin or bone plates as internal fixatives or Illizarov apparatus, Octopod and Taylor spatial frame as external fixatives. Due to the expensive nature of using such fixatives, some clients sometimes have no option than either to take back their pets unattended to or abandon their pets in the hospital for someone else to adopt and manage the underlying condition. As a result, we improvised this particular technique which is affordable to low income clients and less traumatic to the dog, with less hospital stay. Presentation of case: A case of compound fracture of both radius and ulnar which occurs from trauma as a result ro.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.37421/2157-7579.2022.13.134

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