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| |q1=Describe the fracture. | | |q1=Describe the fracture. |
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| There is an intra-articular fracture of the lateral portion of the left humeral condyle (capitulum) extending through the lateral epicondylar crest. The capitulum is displaced proximally. | | There is an intra-articular fracture of the lateral portion of the left humeral condyle (capitulum) extending through the lateral epicondylar crest. The capitulum is displaced proximally. |
− | |l1= | + | |l1=Incomplete Ossification of Humeral Condyle |
| |q2=Why are Spaniels predisposed to this particular injury, often as a result of minor trauma? | | |q2=Why are Spaniels predisposed to this particular injury, often as a result of minor trauma? |
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| In Spaniels the connection between the lateral and medial portions of the humeral condyle may be purely fibrous and contain | | In Spaniels the connection between the lateral and medial portions of the humeral condyle may be purely fibrous and contain |
| little or no bone. This weak connection predisposes the condyle to fracture with minimal trauma. | | little or no bone. This weak connection predisposes the condyle to fracture with minimal trauma. |
− | |l2= | + | |l2=Incomplete Ossification of Humeral Condyle |
| + | |q3=What is the prognosis for repair and |
| + | possible complications? |
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| + | The fracture should be anatomically reduced and stabilized with a transcondylar screw placed in lag fashion. In this dog, additional screws were placed in the epicondylar region to provide adjunctive stability. |
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| + | This fracture may not heal because the lateral and medial portions of the condyle were never united. Therefore, the lag screw |
| + | must provide rigid stabilization for a prolonged period of time. |
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| + | In one case series, 23% of dogs had complications following surgical repair of condylar fractures. |
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| + | The screw may loosen, resulting in pain, or break, resulting in failure of stabilization. When possible, a 4.5 mm cortical bone screw should be selected as this screw has 2.5 times the resistance to bending when compared with a 3.5 mm cortical screw. |
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| + | The contralateral condyle should also be evaluated. If incomplete ossification is present, the potential for fracture of the contralateral condyle exists. |
| + | |l3=Incomplete Ossification of Humeral Condyle |
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