The dog radial und ulnar shaft material includes a detailed description of the following fracture types and fixation methods.
22-A1 Incomplete fracture of the diaphyseal radius or fracture of one bone only:
- Nonoperative treatment
- Compression plate
- Linear external skeletal fixator
22-A2 Simple fracture of the distal zone of the diaphyseal radius:
- Nonoperative treatment
- Lag screws and neutralization plate
- Lag screw and neutralization plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Compression T-plate
- Compression T-plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Compression plate
- Compression plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Circular or hybrid external skeletal fixator
- Linear external skeletal fixator
22-A3 Simple fracture of the proximal zone of the diaphyseal radius:
- Compression plate
- Compression plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Lag screws and neutralization plate
- Lag screw and neutralization plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Circular or hybrid external skeletal fixator
- Linear external skeletal fixator
- Bridging plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
22-B1 Wedge fracture of the diaphyseal radius with simple ulnar fracture:
- Lag screws and neutralization plate
- Lag screw and neutralization plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Bridging plate
- Bridging plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Orthogonal bridging plates
- Linear external skeletal fixator
22-B2 Wedge fracture of the distal zone of the diaphyseal radius with multifragmentary ulnar fracture:
- Lag screws and neutralization plate
- Lag screw and neutralization plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Bridging plate
- Bridging plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Orthogonal bridging plates
- Linear external skeletal fixator
22-B3 Wedge fracture of the proximal zone of the diaphyseal radius with multifragmentary ulnar fracture:
- Lag screws and neutralization plate
- Lag screw and neutralization plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Bridging plate
- Bridging plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Orthogonal bridging plates
- Circular or hybrid external skeletal fixator
- Linear external skeletal fixator
22-C1 Complex fracture of the diaphyseal radius with simple or wedge ulnar fracture:
- Bridging plate
- Bridging plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Orthogonal bridging plates
- Orthogonal bridging plates on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Linear external skeletal fixator
- Circular or hybrid external skeletal fixator
22-C2 Segmental fracture of the diaphyseal radius with complex ulnar fracture:
- Bridging plate
- Bridging plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Orthogonal bridging plates
- Orthogonal bridging plates on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Linear external skeletal fixator
- Circular or hybrid external skeletal fixator
22-C3 Complex fracture of the diaphyseal radius with complex ulnar fracture:
- Bridging plate
- Bridging plate on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Orthogonal bridging plates
- Orthogonal bridging plates on radius with IM pin or plate on ulna
- Linear external skeletal fixator
- Circular or hybrid external skeletal fixator
In addition, the material contains information about the following:
- Diagnosing each fracture type
- Indications for all treatments
- Patient positioning in dorsal recumbency, lateral recumbency, and sternal recumbency
- Craniomedial and MIO approaches to the radial shaft
- Caudolateral approach to the ulnar shaft
- Basic techniques for lag screw fixation, plate preparation, implant removal, and general considerations on external skeletal fixators