|Articles|March 16, 2011

Today's Daily Dose: Internal fixation

A challenge with using this procedure.

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“Internal fixation can be challenging in small-breed dogs or skeletally immature animals. Internal fixation improves bone alignment and cortical contact, while providing little in the way of fracture stability.”

-Peter J. Lotsikas, DVM, DACVS

From Metacarpal and metatarsal fractures: conservative or surgical management

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