Locking Plates in Veterinary Orthopedics

List of Contributors vii Foreword ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Disclosures xv 1 A Brief History of Veterinary Locking Plates Applications 1 Karl C. Maritato I Principles of Locking Plate Application 7 2 Pitfalls of Locking Plate Applications 9 Matthew D. Barnhart 3 The Biology of Locking Plate Applications 13 Noël M.M. Moens 4 Dynamic Compression vs. Locking Plating − Is One “Better”? A Review of Biomechanical Principles and in vitro Testing 25 Adam H. Biedrzycki 5 Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis 41 Philipp Schmierer and Antonio Pozzi II Principles of Locking Plate Applications in Large Animals 51 6 Principles of Locking Plate Applications in Large Animals 53 Janik C. Gasiorowski III Current Veterinary Locking Plate Instrumentation and Implants 69 7 The Advanced Locking Plate System (ALPS) 71 Tomás Guerrero 8 The Fixin Implant System 77 Kevin P. Benjamino and Massimo Petazzoni 9 The Liberty Lock System 83 Karl C. Maritato 10 The Polyaxial (PAX) Advanced Locking System 87 Matthew D. Barnhart 11 The String of Pearls (SOP) System 91 Malcolm G. Ness 12 The Synthes Locking Compression Plate (LCP) System 97 Jessica A. Dahlberg and Kenneth A. Bruecker IV Trauma Applications: Clinical Case Examples 103 IV-A Appendicular Skeletal Fractures 103 13 Humerus Fractures 105 David R. Mason 14 Radius/Ulna Fractures 111 Laurent P. Guiot and Reunan P. Guillou 15 Femur Fractures 121 Ian Gordon Holsworth 16 Tibia Fractures 129 Kei Hayashi IV-B Axial Skeletal Fractures 141 17 Pelvic Fractures 143 Shawn C. Kennedy 18 Maxillofacial and Mandibular Fractures 147 Boaz Arzi and Frank J.M. Verstraete 19 Spinal Fractures and Luxations 155 Bianca F. Hettlich V Nontrauma Applications: Clinical Case Examples 165 V-A Corrective Osteotomies 165 20 Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture 167 Mary Sarah Bergh 21 Double Pelvic Osteotomy for Hip Dysplasia 175 Matthew D. Barnhart 22 Distal Femoral Osteotomy for Patella Luxation 179 Ian Gordon Holsworth and Kirk L. Wendelburg V-B Arthrodesis 191 23 Arthrodesis 193 Fred Pike V-C Spinal Diseases 201 24 Atlantoaxial Subluxation 203 Karl C. Maritato 25 Caudocervical Spondylomyelopathy 209 Noel Fitzpatrick 26 Lumbosacral Stabilization 221 Noel Fitzpatrick Index 233