Fracture repair

RE: Fracture repair

Iain Richards — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:18:55 GMT

Thanks Martin. Understood

RE: Fracture repair

Martin Atkinson — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:49:16 GMT

Mike's reply is that he would plate it but it will still heal in a cast and as we've discussed ad nauseum there are pros and cons regarding costs etc. True to form he's suggested that I'm a crap orthopaedic surgeon and that for me casting is the better option.

RE: Fracture repair

Anthony Todd — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 09:38:54 GMT

[quote user="Iain Richards"]It's a heavy dog, and a bouncy breed.[/quote]

Be careful Iain, you've said "cast" three times in this post alone.....

That aside, as the radius in a dog is proportional in strength etc to the size of the dog the size of the dog won't make any difference as the bones are proportionally bigger and stronger.

More important was the weight of the external -self-hardening -bandage as in very small breeds it was difficult to apply a "light" external-self-hardening-bandage.

I always understood that healing of a bone fracture was enhanced by controlled mild concussion at the fragment site anyway, but probably, like anal glands, discredited by now.