Comparative evaluation of dynamic compression plate and horn plate for the repair of long bone fractures in dogs

Abstract

The present study was conducted on 19 clinical cases of dogs with long bone transverse fractures to compare the clinical and radiographic healing with the use of dynamic compression plate and horn plate. The animals were divided into 2 groups. In group A (12), long bone fractures were stabilized using dynamic compression plate. In group B (7), long bone fracture were stabilized using horn plates, prepared from horns collected from cadaver of cattle. Both the techniques provided satisfactory fractures reduction and effective stability, except in 1 case of horn plate, in which horn plate developed tear and led to implant failure. Return to normal weight bearing was comparable in both the groups. Horn plates could be cheap alternative to dynamic compression plates, but not superior to them.