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Ideal fractures for primary fixation using external coaptation include incomplete diaphyseal tibial fractures in young dogs, sometimes referred to as “greenstick fractures.” These fractures are often incomplete, minimally or nondisplaced, and have an intact fibula that increases stability overall.
Incomplete (“greenstick”) fractures in the crus or antebrachium; fractures with an intact adjacent bone, such as tibial fracture with an intact fibula (FIGURE 1); and fractures of 1 or 2 of the 4 metacarpal/metatarsal bones tend to be the best candidates for cast/splint treatment.
A greenstick fracture, defined as an incomplete fracture in which one side (tension side) is broken and the opposite cortex is bent, responds well to caudal splinting. Incomplete fractures typically occur in immature animals.
17 lut 2017 · The greenstick fracture, as the name implies, refers to a fracture that is similar to what happens when a green branch of a tree is bent. Basically, the branch breaks but incompletely. In this fracture you will therefore see just a slender crack in the dog's bone.
Greenstick (incomplete) and minimally displaced fractures of the tibial diaphysis are relatively common in growing dogs. While coaptation is frequently effective in achieving bony union of such fractures, maintaining the stifle in some flexion, encouraging slow, controlled limb use and keeping the duration of coaptation to a minimum helps ...
2 kwi 2023 · This type of fracture is common in juvenile dogs as immature cortical bone tolerates more strain and elastic deformation than mature bone, allowing a fracture to occur through only one cortical edge, rather than completely through the bone (so‐called greenstick fractures) [1].
16 paź 2021 · A specific type of fracture called a greenstick fracture may not need much treatment and can heal on its own. Often rest will be advised. Greenstick fractures are very simple fractures which tend to occur in young growing dogs with fairly flexible bones.
