Surgical Treatment of a Saggital Intraarticular Femoral Head Fracture with Coxofemoral Dislocation in Two Mature Dogs

Abstract

The surgical treatment of two cases of craniodorsal hip luxation with an associated saggital intraarticular fracture through the femoral head is described. The method of repair consisted of an open reduction via a craniolateral approach to the hip joint and internal fixation of the fracture with a lag screw and a Kirschner wire. One case was complicated by an ipsilateral complex femoral fracture and contralateral luxation of the hip joint with avulsion of a small bone fragment from the femoral head. Both dogs were clinically sound ten to twelve months after surgery.