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Out of 631 cases 90 cases showed 273 different types of complications. These complications were classified into two main types: Those from improper management (47.6%) which included fracture disease (21%) and implant failure (26.6%). While the other type of complications were referred to fracture healing (52.4%) which included delayedunion (16.1%), non-union (8.8%), mal-union (6.2%), hypertrophic callus (15.3%) and osteomyelitis (6%). The incidence of complications were studied and discussed in relation to the age, the weight of the animal, type & state of fracture, concurrent soft tissue injuries, type of reduction and the method or methods of fixation. The recorded complication were assessed radio-graphically and some of them undergone to surgical management. The obtained results showed that the incidence of complications was very high in humeral (29.3%) and femoral (35.2%) fractures particularly in young and senile ages, heavy weight dogs, long standing old fractures, compound comminuted fractures associated with severe concurrent soft tissue injuries and those fractures fixed via external cooptation or external skeletal fixation (ESF) and in some fractures fixed by internal fixation.