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Lecture 12: Fractures of the Pelvic Limb I (Exam 2) Flashcards

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What commonly causes femoral fractures

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Trauma

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Describe a pathologic fracture

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Fracture that may occur secondary to preexisting bone pathologic condition

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What is the most common cause of pathologic fractures

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Primary or metastatic bone tumors

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What can be seen in the radiographs of a pathologic fracture (primary or metastatic)

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  • Show cortical lysis & new bone formation in the area of fracture
  • lytic proliferative lesion (primary bone tumor)
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What type of trauma is the most common cause of femoral fractures

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  • High velocity injuries
  • Mostly HBC
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What does thoracic auscultation & percussion help detect

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Cardiac or airway abnorms

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What does abnorm heart rhythm & pulse deficits suggest

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Traumatic myocarditis

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What can a lack of norm air movement on auscultation indicate

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  • Pulmonary contusions
  • Pneumothorax
  • Diaphragmatic hernia
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T/F: Proprioception may appear abnorm when the px has a femoral fracture

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True

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How are contralateral limb radiographs useful

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  • Assessing norm bone length & shape
  • Contour bone plate more precisely before surgery
  • A reference to select appropriately sized implants
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What are the medical tx used to for femoral fractures

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  • Analgesics for posttraumatic pain
  • Antibiotics to treat open fractures
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Are casts & splints used for femoral fractures

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  • Cantaindicated for femoral fractures
  • Adeq stabilization of the femur difficult w/ these methods
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What surgical tx is used for femoral diaphyseal fractures

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Bone plates

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What is normograde placement

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  • Cutting pin @ the level of the trochanter
  • Pin end may injure sciatic nerve
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What is retrograde placement

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  • Hold femur adducted & hip in extension driving IM pin thru the trochanteric fossa
  • May injure the sciatic n
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What forces are found @ the fracture site that are countered by the use of an interlocking nail

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  • Bending
  • Rotational
  • Axial
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Why is ESF application to the femur challenging

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B/c of the surrounding muscle mass & abdomen and the motion of stifle

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What is the IM pin combined w/

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Type Ia fixator w/ the pin tied to the fixator

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What are bone plates ideal for

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For complex or stable fractures of the femur when prolonged healing is anticipated

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What may bone plates serve as

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  • Compression plate
  • Neutralization plate
  • Bridging plate
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Label these plates

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Describe compression

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What is this showing

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What are the common complications that can occur

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  • Delayed union
  • Nonunion
  • Malunion
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Pin tract infection
  • Fixation failure
  • Sciatic nerve injury w/ improperly placed IM pins
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What can cause premature loosening & migration of IM pins, ESF pins, & cerclage wire
Poor implant choice relative to fracture assessment
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What can occur if inappropriate implants or tech are chose
* Implant & bony connection subjected to excessive stress (promotes micromotion @ implant bone interface) * If the stress is moderate over time the implant is expected to remain stable
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What can cause breakage of implants
* Occurs through fatigue * When reduction & stabilization w/ cerclage wire or lag screws is unsuccessful
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What can occur if implants break
Devascularized bone fragment
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What are common errors that occur
* Failure to provide adeq rotational stability (leads to delayed union & nonunion) * Single IM pin used (leads to fracture instability & implant migration) * Attempting to reconstruct nonreducible fractures
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What are femoral neck fractures
Occur @ the base of the neck where it joins metaphysis of the proximal femur
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What does an articular fracture involve
The joint surface
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Where do epiphyseal fractures & metaphyseal fractures occur
In the trabecular bone @ the proximal or distal end of femur
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What is the angle of inclination
Femoral neck & femoral shaft junction in the frontal plane
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What is anteversion
External rotation of proximal femur relative to distal femur
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What is the norm angle of anteversion
15 to 20 degrees
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Describe how femoral head & neck fractures are dealt w/
* Craniolateral approach to the hip * Trochanteric osteotomy performed * Femoral head & neck fractures best stabilized w/ lag screws * If biological assessment is favorable K-wires can be used
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What is this pic showing
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What is this pic showing
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Describe controlled limb use for physical rehab
* Optimizes limb function after healing * Esp important after fractures affecting the stifle
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What should be done post op & assessment
* Radiographs repeated @ 6 weeks intervals until the fracture is healed * Implants are generally not removed unless they cause a prob
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What is a common complication w/ femoral head fractures
* caused by inappropriate reduction & poor implant choice which cause extreme bending loads on the implants
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What is the most common implant error seen w/ femoral head fractures
Use of k wires or small pins
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What can happen if micromotion @ pin bone interface from high stress
* May cause pins to loosen early * Avoided by lag screws
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How are femoral fractures that fail to heal treated
W/ an FHO
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How is post intra articular fracture degenerative joint disease minimized
W/ careful reduction rigid fixation
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Who is most commonly affected by femoral physeal fractures
* < 10 M * Young male dogs are more likely for trauma resulting in femoral physeal fracture * Young heavy male cats neutered before 6 M of age
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What is this showing
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T/F: Capital physeal injuries only occur w/ significant trauma
False they can occur w/o significant trauma
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When does the capital physis stop providing femoral neck length
~ 8 months of age
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What provides most of the femoral length
Distal physis
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What is true about physeal fractures
They heal rapidly but most often the physis does not continue to function
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The younger the animal = ?
The more dramatic effects of the premature closure of the physis
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Describe surgical tx of femoral physeal fractures
* Sx is req to prevent severe DJD & lameness * Anatomic reduction & stabilization will not interfere w/ any remaining physeal function * Smooth implants are generally sufficient b/c these fractures heal rapidly
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What should be done w/ physeal fractures w/ greater trochanter separation
* Physis must be anatomically reduced & stabilized w/ the tension band * Counteract distractive forces of the gluteal muscles
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What is this pic showing
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Describe stabilization of proximal femoral physeal fractures w/ lag screws
* Place 2 K wires in the femoral neck perpendicular to fracture surface * Drill a glide hole btw/ K wires * Reduce the fracture & advance K wires into the femoral epiphysis * Insert lag screws
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What is a common post op observation seen w/ proximal femoral physeal fracture
* "apple coring" * Loss of bone density circumferentially on femoral neck * Rarely has clinical significance
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What can happen if the proximal physeal fracture is not appropriately reduced or if implants penetrate articular cartilage
Significant OA may dev needing additional surgical tx
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