PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A COMPLEX METACARPAL FRACTURE IN A SAND GAZELLE (Gazella leptoceros)

A. MANSOUR; M. A. BOUDEHENE; S. BEGHOUL; A. BOUSTEILA; M. C. ABDELDJALIL

PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A COMPLEX METACARPAL FRACTURE IN A SAND GAZELLE (Gazella leptoceros)

A. MANSOUR

M. A. BOUDEHENE

S. BEGHOUL

A. BOUSTEILA

M. C. ABDELDJALIL

UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, Page 67-71
Published: 10 May 2022

Abstract

A 5-month-old female gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) from Algeria was presented for consultation at the clinic, following a trauma that occurred when the gazelle was trapped in a wire mesh forelimb. The radiographic examination revealed a complex fracture displaced at the level of the left metacarpus, a surgical treatment by osteosynthesis was carried out, after approach and incision of the fracture site, a reduction and fixation of the bone was practiced using a screwed plate in steel and seven cortical bone screws, a suture by separate stitches was performed to close the skin, and a modified Robert Jones bondage was performed. X-rays performed 7, 15 and 21 days postoperative revealed very limited osteogenic activity and delayed healing despite bone alignment. This may be due to a defect in the periosteal vascularization linked to the direct surgical approach to the fracture.

Keywords:

Gazella leptoceros
fracture
metacarpus
bone plate
bone callus

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MANSOUR, A., BOUDEHENE, M. A., BEGHOUL, S., BOUSTEILA, A., & ABDELDJALIL, M. C. (2022). PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A COMPLEX METACARPAL FRACTURE IN A SAND GAZELLE (Gazella leptoceros). UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 43(7), 67-71. Retrieved from https://mbimph.com/index.php/UPJOZ/article/view/3001

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