Osteosíntesis tibial con placa de compresión dinámica y artrodesis tarsometatarsiana con agujas de kirschner en el miembro posterior izquierdo de un canino macho.

Abstract

At the Vetmedical veterinary clinic, a 4-year-old, 9-month-old male canine patient of Poodle breed is admitted by consultation, presenting claudication grade 5/5 of the left hind limb. After the clinical examination and supported by digital radiography, tarsometatarsal dislocation, an intercondylar fracture of the talus and a long oblique diaphyseal fracture of the tibia and fibula in the left posterior limb were diagnosed. In this patient, an osteosynthesis was performed, which consisted of reducing the tibial fracture with a dynamic compression plate and a tarsometatarsal arthrodesis by implanting 2 Kirschner needles and a lateral tension band in order to correct the conditions in his locomotor system. Finally, the patient remained in recovery with the bandaged limb. This clinical case report was made with the intention of knowing the orthopedic procedure used in this type of fractures, following the evolution of the patient until recovery. The patient after surgery had serial controls every 15 days, where a great improvement was observed, presenting a grade 3 claudication until a grade 1 claudication. It was concluded that the patient evolved very well with the orthopedic techniques used to resolve the conditions in his locomotor system.