Repair of radial fractures in toy breed dogs with self-reinforced biodegradable bone plates, metal screws, and light-weight external coaptation

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-17

  Saikku Bäckström, Anu ^a   Räihä, Jan E ^a   Välimaa, Tero ^a   Tulamo, Riitta Mari ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biodegradable plates; Fracture healing; Polylactide implants; Radius; Toy breed dogs

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

POLYESTER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; DOG; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; DOGS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; MALE; POLYESTERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23044479060     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2005.00003.x     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Törmälä P, Rokkanen P: Bioabsorbable implants in the fixation of fractures. Ann Chir Gynaecol 90:81-85, 2001
2. Matsusue Y, Nakamura T, Iida H, et al: A long-term clinical study on drawn poly-L-lactide implants in orthopedic surgery. J Long-Term Eff Med Implants 7:119-137, 1997
3. Viljanen J, Kinnunen J, Bondenstam S, et al: Intramedullary fixation of distal femoral diaphyseal osteotomies with absorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactide and metallic intramedullary rods assessed by plain radiographs, quantitative computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging: An experimental study in rabbits. J Biomed Mater Res 39:222-228, 1998
4. Viljanen J, Pihlajamäki H, Kinnunen J, et al: Comparison of absorbable poly-L-lactide and metallic intramedullary rods in the fixation of femoral shaft osteotomies: an experimental study in rabbits. J Orthop Sci 6:160-166, 2001
5. Törmälä P, Pohjonen T, Rokkanen P: Bioabsorbable polymers: materials technology and surgical applications. Proc Inst Mech Eng 212:101-111, 1998
6. Saikku-Bäckström A, Tulamo RM, Räihä JE, et al: Intramedullary fixation of cortical bone osteotomies with absorbable self-reinforced fibrillated poly-96L-4D-lactide (SR-PLA96) rods in rabbits. Biomaterials 22:33-43, 2001
7. Saikku-Bäckström A, Tulamo RM, Räihä JE, et al: Intramedullary fixation of femoral cortical osteotomies with interlocked biodegradable self-reinforced poly-96L/4D-lactide (SR-PLA96) nails. Biomaterials 25:2669-2677, 2004
8. Räihä JE, Axelson P, Rokkanen P, et al: Intramedullary nailing of diaphyseal fractures in small animals with self-reinforced polylactide implants. J Small Anim Pract 34:337-344, 1993
9. Räihä JE, Axelson P, Skutnabb K, et al: Fixation of cancellous bone and physeal fractures with biodegradable rods of self-reinforced polylactic acid. J Small Anim Pract 34:131-138, 1993
10. Phillips IR: A survey of bone fractures in the dog and cat. J Small Anim Pract 20:661-674, 1979
11. Sumner-Smith G, Cawley J: Nonunion fractures in the dog. J Small Anim Pract 11:311-325, 1970
12. Muir P: Distal antebrachial fractures in toy-breed dogs. Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet 19:137-145, 1997
13. Hunt JM, Aitken ML, Denny HR, et al: The complications of diaphyseal fractures in dogs: a review of 100 cases. J Small Anim Pract 21:103-119, 1980
14. Lappin MR, Aron DN, Herron HL, et al: Fractures of the radius and ulna in the dog. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 19:643-650, 1982
15. Laverty PH, Johnson AL, Toombs JP, et al: Simple and multiple fractures of the radius treated with an external fixator. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 15:97-103, 2002
16. Waters DJ, Breur GJ, Toombs JP: Treatment of common forelimb fractures in miniature-and toy-breed dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 29:442-448, 1993
17. Larsen LJ, Roush JK, McLaughlin RM: Bone plate fixation of distal radius and ulna fractures in small- and miniature-breed dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 35:243-250, 1999
18. Haas B, Reichler IM, Montavon PM: Use of the tubular external fixator in the treatment of distal radial and ulnar fractures in small dogs and cats. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 3:132-137, 2003
19. Sumner-Smith G: A comparative investigation into the healing of fractures in miniature poodles and mongrel dogs. J Small Anim Pract 15:323-328, 1974
20. Atilola MAO, Sumner-Smith G: Nonunion fractures in dogs. J Vet Orthop 3:21-24, 1984
21. Vaughan LC: A clinical study of non-union fractures in the dog. J Small Anim Pract 5:173-177, 1963
22. Getter L, Cutright DE, Bhaskar SN, et al: A biodegradable intraosseous appliance in the treatment of mandibular fractures. J Oral Surg 30:344-348, 1972
23. Gerlach KL, Krause HR, Eitenmuller J: Use of absorbable osteosynthesis material for mandibular fracture treatment of dogs, in Pizzoferrato A, Marchetti PG, Ravaglioli A, Lee AJC (eds): Biomaterials and Clinical Applications. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier, 1987, pp 459-464
24. Hanafusa S, Maysusue Y, Yasunaga T, et al: Biodegradable plate fixation of rabbit femoral shaft osteotomies. Clin Orthop Rel Res 315:262-271, 1995
25. Koskikare K, Hirvensalo E, Pätiälä H, et al: Fixation of osteotomies of the distal femur with absorbable, self-reinforced, poly-L-lactide plates. An experimental study in rabbits. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 116:352-356, 1997
26. Waris E, Ashammakhi N, Happonen H, Raatikainen T, Kaarela O, Törmälä P, Santavirta S, Konttinen YT: Bioabsorbable miniplating versus metallic fixation for metacarpal fractures. Clin Orthop Rel Res 410:310-319, 2003
27. Field JR: Bone plate fixation: its relationship with implant induced osteoporosis. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 10: 88-94, 1997
28. Glennon JC, Flanders JA, Beck KA, et al: The effect of long-term bone plate application for fixation of radial fractures in dogs. Vet Surg 23:40-47, 1994
29. Welch JA, Boudrieau RJ, DeJardin LM, et al: The Intraosseous blood supply of the canine radius: implications for healing of distal fractures in small dogs. Vet Surg 26:57-61, 1997
30. Vasenius J, Majola A, Miettinen EL, et al: Do intramedullary rods of self-reinforced poly (L-lactide) or poly(DL/L lactide) cause lactic acid acidosis in rabbits? Clin Mater 10:213-218, 1992
31. Bergsma JE, de Bruijn WC, Rozema FR, et al: Late degradation tissue response to poly (L-lactide) bone plates and screws. Biomaterials 16:25-31, 1995
32. Voutilainen NH, Wess MW, Toivonen T, et al: A long-term clinical study on dislocated ankle fractures fixed with self-reinforced polylavolactide (SR-PLLA) implants. J Long-term Eff Med Implants 12:35, 2002
33. Pohjonen T, Törmälä P: In vitro hydrolysis of self-reinforced polylactide composites. Med Biol Eng Comp 34:127-128, 1996
34. Pihlajamäki H, Kinnunen J, Böstman O: In vivo monitoring of the degradation process of bioresorbable polymeric implants using magnetic resonance imaging. Biomaterials 18:1311-1315, 1997
35. Majola A: Biodegradation and biocompatibility of self-reinforced polylactide (SR-PLA) in vivo, in Rokkanen P, Törmälä P (eds): Self-Reinforced Bioabsorbable Polymeric Composites in Surgery. Tampere, Finland, Offsetpaino, 1995, pp 34-60
36. Suuronen R, Pohjonen T, Hietanen J, et al: A 5-year in vitro and in vivo study of the biodegradation of polylactide plates. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 56:604-614, 1998
37. Juutilainen T, Hirvensalo E, Partio EK, et al: Complications in the first 1043 operations where self-reinforced poly-L-lactide implants were used solely for tissue fixation in orthopaedics and traumatology. Int Orthop 26:122-125, 2002
38. Andriano KP, Pohjonen T, Törmälä P: Processing and characterization of absorbable polymers for use in surgical implants. J Appl Biomater 5:133-140, 1994
39. Suuronen R, Haers PE, Lindqvist C, et al: Update in bioresorbable plates in maxillofacial surgery. Facial Plast Surg 15:61-72, 1999
40. Voutilainen N, Jukkala-Partio K, Rokkanen P: Arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with bioabsorbable self-reinforced poly(L/ DL)lactide 70:30 screw fixation-a preliminary report. The Foot 4:233-241, 2002
41. Prokop A, Jubel A, Helling H, et al: Soft tissue reactions of different biodegradable polylactide implants. Biomaterials 25:259-267, 2004