Humeral fracture in a Japanese Black calf repaired by closed approach and two          methods of external skeletal fixation

Norio YAMAGISHI; Ayano KAJIWARA; Ken-ichi SHIBANO; Takahiro AOKI; Megumi ITOH; Kaoru HATATE; Kimie IINO

doi:10.1292/jvms.17-0017

Surgery

Humeral fracture in a Japanese Black calf repaired by closed approach and two methods of external skeletal fixation

Norio YAMAGISHI, Ayano KAJIWARA, Ken-ichi SHIBANO, Takahiro AOKI, Megumi ITOH, Kaoru HATATE, Kimie IINO

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Norio YAMAGISHI
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
Ayano KAJIWARA
Ikeda Veterinary Clinical Center, Tokachi Agricultural and Mutual Aid Association (Tokachi-NOSAI), Ikeda-cho, Nakagawa-gun, Hokkaido 083-0021, Japan
Ken-ichi SHIBANO
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
Takahiro AOKI
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
Megumi ITOH
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
Kaoru HATATE
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
Kimie IINO
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan

Keywords: calf, closed repair, external skeletal fixation, humeral fracture, transfixation pinning and casting

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2017 Volume 79 Issue 6 Pages 1056-1060

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.17-0017

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Abstract

A healthy 71-day-old female Japanese Black calf was evaluated for fracture of the left humerus. The left humeral fracture was treated by closed repair and unilateral external skeletal fixation (ESF) with an epoxy putty fixator. The calf was active, and eight days after surgery slipped and fell, resulting in breakage of the ESF. The calf underwent repair by transfixation pinning and casting (TPC), which is an alternative to the ESF method. The TPC was removed 37 days after the first surgery, and the calf could bear weight on the left forelimb while walking. This case suggests that recovery after closed repair with TPC for a humeral fracture in an active calf can be successfully managed on the farm.

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