Semina: Ciências Agrárias ISSN: 1676-546X
[email protected] Universidade Estadual de Londrina Brasil Auada Ferrigno, Cassio Ricardo; Tertuliano Marinho, Paulo Vinícius; Poletto Ferreira, Márcio; França dos Santos, Jaqueline; dos Santos Dal-Bó, Ísis; Paes, Fernanda; Sanchez Galeazzi, Viviane Use of a locking plate “notched head T-plate®” for the fixation of an ilial body fracture in a dog Semina: Ciências Agrárias, vol. 37, núm. 5, septiembre-octubre, 2016, pp. 3215-3221 Universidade Estadual de Londrina Londrina, Brasil Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=445748363049 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative RELATOS DE CASOS/CASE REPORTS DOI: 10.5433/1679-0359.2016v37n5p3215 Use of a locking plate “notched head T-plate®” for the fixation of an ilial body fracture in a dog Utilização de placa bloqueada “notched head T-plate®” no tratamento de fratura do corpo do ílio em um cão Cassio Ricardo Auada Ferrigno1; Paulo Vinícius Tertuliano Marinho2*; Márcio Poletto Ferreira3; Jaqueline França dos Santos4; Ísis dos Santos Dal-Bó4; Fernanda Paes5; Viviane Sanchez Galeazzi6 Abstract Several types of implants may be used to treat iliac fractures in dogs, of which osteosynthesis with plate is the most described and recommended in the literature. The type of plate and screw are major factors in osteosynthesis success. The use of locking plates has been advocated for this purpose, as they do not allow the plate-bone-screw unit to shift, providing angular stability and rigidity to the system.