PAKISTAN VETERINARY JOURNAL, cilt.31, sa.4, ss.371-374, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
We aimed to present the clinical, radiographic, and microbiologic findings as well
as the long-term outcome of surgical treatment in a 4-year-old Anatolian Shepherd
dog with post-traumatic osteomyelitis. The dog had been treated for a fracture in the
second metacarpal bone of the right extremity by osteosynthesis using an
intramedullary pin 8 months ago. Radiographic evaluation demonstrated a bridging
between the second metacarpal bone and the second carpal bone due to a new
periosteal bone formation as well as signs of osteomyelitis in the second metacarpal
bone such as deformation, irregular cortex, and sequestrum. Radiographic findings
revealed that the second carpal bone, second metacarpal bone and the phalanges
distal to it were amputated. Postoperatively, the animal wastreated with parenteral
vancomycin and gentamicin. No dysfunction was observed during a 19-month
postoperative follow-up.