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© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

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This case report follows the recovery of a seven-month-old Pomeranian who had a serious fracture in its forelimb. The patient needed two surgeries to fix the fracture and help the bone heal using advanced methods. First, an external frame was used to keep the bone in place, along with a special material to help the bone grow. Although the bone initially healed well, problems with the frame caused the need for a second surgery. In the second surgery, a plate was added to support the bone, and a new healing material was used. After almost five years, the patient had less movement in the injured leg but did not seem to be in pain. X-rays showed only small changes in the joints, and although CT scans showed differences in leg length and bone density, the patient’s ability to bear weight on the treated leg improved significantly. This case shows that combining these advanced techniques can be a good approach for treating complex fractures in veterinary practice.

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Title
Application of Hybrid External Skeletal Fixation with Bone Tissue Engineering Techniques for Comminuted Fracture of the Proximal Radius in a Dog
Author
Bae, Minji 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Byung-Jae Kang 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kim, Junhyung 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea; [email protected] 
 Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea; [email protected] 
First page
3480
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20762615
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3143876856
Copyright
© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.