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Article: Researchers from University College publish new studies and findings in the area of veterinary research.
- Article from:
- Veterinary Week
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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"A three-year-old male working border collie with an infected femoral nonunion fracture was managed in a two-stage procedure involving debridement and omentalisation, followed by stabilisation with a bone plate and an autogenous cancellous bone graft," scientists in Dublin, Ireland report.
"Osseous union was documented radiographically 16 weeks after surgery. Telephone follow-up one year later revealed the dog had returned to full working function without evidence of lameness," wrote A. Mcalinden and colleagues, University College.
The researchers concluded: "To the authors' knowledge, this is the first clinical case described in the veterinary ...