Abstract
A one year old female Sirohi crossbred goat was presented with a history of non weight bearing lameness on right hind limb. Radiography revealed comminuted fracture of tibial mid diaphysis. The comminuted fracture fragments and bone devoid of any soft tissue were surgically removed and the resultant segmental defect was reinstated with triphasic silica containing ceramic coated hydroxyapatite (HASi) after stabilising the fracture fragments with 2.7mm dynamic compression plate and screws. The animal recovered with normal limb ambulation after the eighth post-operative week.
Highlights
A one year old female Sirohi crossbred goat was presented with a history of non weight bearing lameness on right hind limb
This paper describes the successful use of triphasic silica containing ceramic coated hydroxyapatite for the treatment of comminuted tibial fracture in a goat and post surgical observations over a period of eight weeks
A one year old female Sirohi crossbred goat weighing 21kg was presented to the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex (TVCC), College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala with a history of the goat falling from a height and being lame on the right hind limb
Summary
A one year old female Sirohi crossbred goat was presented with a history of non weight bearing lameness on right hind limb. Ceramic-based bone substitutes are reported to be the best biologically accepted materials applied to bone healing (Nascimento, et al 2007). Hydroxyapatite (HA) ceramics are commonly used bone grafts owing to its osteoconductivity and biocompatibility.
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