Treatment of a Radio-Ulnar Atrophic Pseudoarthrosis in a Toy Poodle Using an Autologous Coccygeal Vertebrae Transfer and Plate Fixation
Giuseppe Bartoletta,
Franco Pizzirani,
Stefano Pizzirani
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2022
Pages:
170-173
Received:
26 July 2022
Accepted:
16 August 2022
Published:
10 January 2023
Abstract: Description of the treatment of a radio-ulnar atrophic pseudo-arthrosis in a one-and-a-half-year-old female toy tramp dog. Due to a domestic trauma the patient suffred a radio-ulnar fracture. Unfortunately at the time of the first visit we were not in possession of the patient’s medical record and for this reason we did not know the evolution of the previous surgical revision. The owner reports that at another centre, the subject underwent three osteosynthesis procedures (osteosynthesis with radio-ulnar intramedullary nails, plate fixation and external circular fixator), with negative results. After a long consultation with the owner it was decided to perform a surgery to restore the bone radius and ensure good mobility. Our procedure included debridement and canalisation of the bone stumps, harvesting and grafting of the coccygeal VII vertebra, autologous spongy bone grafting, osteosynthesis with VCP1.5/2.0 mm plate and 1.5- and 2.0-mm cortical screws. Clinical and radiographic evaluation were carried out regularly, during which we decided to remove some screw in order to achieve an implant dynamization. At weeks 7 and 16 four screws were removed. At week 60 the plate was removed and further controls at weeks 64 and 90 confirmed anatomical and functional healing. No wound or bone healing complication were reported.
Abstract: Description of the treatment of a radio-ulnar atrophic pseudo-arthrosis in a one-and-a-half-year-old female toy tramp dog. Due to a domestic trauma the patient suffred a radio-ulnar fracture. Unfortunately at the time of the first visit we were not in possession of the patient’s medical record and for this reason we did not know the evolution of th...
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Prevalence of Bovine Fasciolosis in and Around Anchar Woreda, West Hararghe, Eastern Ethiopia
Wazir Shafi Mustefa,
Mohammed Bedhaso Wako
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2022
Pages:
174-183
Received:
24 June 2022
Accepted:
1 August 2022
Published:
17 January 2023
Abstract: The present study was conducted from April 2015 up to the end of November 2015 in the west Hararghe Zone, Oromia region, Eastern part of Ethiopia in and around Anchar district with the aim to determine or to know the prevalence of bovine fasciolosis in and around Anchar and to recommend the controlling method of fasciolosis in study area. The method employed in the study area was sedimentation technique. A total of 385 were selected randomly from the study populations and from the total examined 79 (20.5%) cattle were positives for fasciolosis. The recorded fasciolosis prevalence was varying from 18.9% to 25.5% in the different sites of the study area and the overall prevalence rate of 20.8. The prevalence of disease in age (young) 2.45% and Adult 28, 89% Sex (Male) 1.63% and female 37.81% and body condition (poor) 22.1% and 19.46% was recorded. Infection rate different age, sex, site and body condition of animal showed not statistically significant different. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that fasciolosis is the prevalent diseases in the study area, and the disease need due consideration both from the livestock owner and the veterinarian, in the light of present study. Finally, a few points of recommendation were forwarded to alleviate the problems of fasciolosis in this area.
Abstract: The present study was conducted from April 2015 up to the end of November 2015 in the west Hararghe Zone, Oromia region, Eastern part of Ethiopia in and around Anchar district with the aim to determine or to know the prevalence of bovine fasciolosis in and around Anchar and to recommend the controlling method of fasciolosis in study area. The metho...
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