TREATMENT OF HOCK JOINT FRACTURES IN A DOG - CASE RAPORT

Abstract
The techniques of stabilizing the fracture of the hock joint fractures in a dog are developed in order to ensure the reposition and stabilization of the limbs. In our case, after a clinical examination, RTG analysis of the broken joint and assessment of the general condition of the dog, a surgical procedure was selected. In the dissociative anesthesia, with minimal tissue damage, the reposition of dislocated joint surfaces was made. The traumatized joint was reponated and fixed with cortical screws interconnected by cerclage wire. Screws provide the required stability of the talotibial joint surfaces. In the postoperative period, analgesic and antibiotic therapy was used, and fixation of the treated fracture of the hock joint was done. Also, recommendations and advice for postoperative treatment of a dog in home conditions were given to the owner. After forty days a surgery was performed in order to extract the cortical screws and cerclage wires, according to the standard procedure. In our case, after a complete and successful repair of the fracture, the dog recovered after two months and did not have symptoms of lameness. The results of successful surgical treatment were the reason to show this case as study report, in order to provide an alternative solution or advice to colleagues who could encounter similar fracture in small animal practice.