A Retrospective Study of Fractures in Neonatal
Calves: 181 Cases (2002-2012)
Mustafa Arican1*, Hanifi Erol2,
Evren Esin3 and Kurtuluş Parlak1
1Department
of Surgery, Faculty of VeterinaryMedicine, The University of Selcuk,
Konya, Turkey; 2Department of Surgery, Faculty of
VeterinaryMedicine, The University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey;
3Lara AnimalHospital, Antalya, Turkey;
*Corresponding author: marican@selcuk.edu.tr
Abstract
The purposes of this study were to evaluate,
etiology, radiological findings, treatment management, and to look at advantages
and disadvandages of intramedullary nailing results of fractures in calves. One
hundered eigthy one
calves with fractures were used in the study. Distribution of calves was 130
Holstein (71.8%), 29 Brown Swiss (16.0%), 18 Simmental (9.9%), and 4 Charolais
(2.2%). Fracture treatment was depending on the clinical findings. Conservative
fracture treatment (walking cast technique), operative treatment intramedulary
nailing or plate fixation) and/or amputation of the extremity were performed. To
estimate of the etiology appeared that fractures of 59 (31.5%) calves had
obtained during birthing due to excessive forced and inaccurate aiding, other
122 fracture (67.4%) cases were caused after trauma and badly care.Fractures were mostly happened on the metacarpal bones (60.6%)
followed by femur (14.9%), metatarsal bones (7.1%), tibia (8.8%), ulna and radius( 6 %) and humerus
(n=6, 3.2%),Success of fracture healing
depend on timing and proper selection of treatment. This study shows that
intramedullary pinning fixation give a satisfactory results of calves with
fracture.
Key words: Bone plate,
Calf,
Fracture, Intramedullary nails