Initial Clinical Application and Results of the Advanced Locking Plate System (ALPS) in Small Animal Orthopedics: Two Hundred Eighy Two Procedures

摘要

Dogs and cats with fractures, arthrodeses, or corrective osteotomies (282 fixations) stabilized using the ALPS bone plating system between May 2007 and April 2012 were evaluated retrospectively to describe the author's experience with this system, assess rate of bone union, and evaluate post-operative complications. Cases with follow-up radiographs taken at least 8 weeks postoperatively or cases with bone healing confirmed prior to week 8 were included. Signalment, preoperative infection, fracture location, fracture type, surgical fixation method, implant size, additional fixation, intraoperative complications, and postoperative complications were recorded for each patient.