Table 1.
Individual data of the animals included in the case series
| Case n° # | Breed | Sex – Age – Body weight | Problem | Bone defect grading | Surgical procedure (reduction system) | Consolidation time of the lesion (weeks) | Functional Recovery | Skeletal system | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spitz | Male - 1y - 5 kg | Non-union defect of radius and ulna after two previous surgical failure | Large | Corrective osteotomy of radius with osteosynthesis plate in radius and another plate in ulna | 12 | Good | Appendicular bone defects | Canine |
| 2 | Labrador retriever | Male - 3y – 30 kg | Traumatic tibia fracture with a non-union defect after one previous surgical failure | Large | Tibia fracture repair with osteosynthesis plate | 12 | Good | ||
| 3 | Mixed breed | Female - 8y - 25 kg | Traumatic mandibular fracture with a delay healing after one interdental wiring failure | Small | Mandibular reconstruction with osteosynthesis plate | 8 | Excellent | Maxillary and mandibular bone defects | |
| 4 | Collie | Male - 10y - 15 kg | Traumatic rostral mandibular fracture with loss of canine tooth | Medium | Mandibular reconstruction with external skeletal fixation | 5 | Excellent | ||
| 5 | Yorkshire Terrier | Male - 4y - 2 kg | Periodontic-endodontic disease | Small | Reconstruction of alveolar cleft after a maxillary tooth extraction | 4 | Excellent | ||
| 6 | Mixed breed | Male - 14y - 9 kg | Periodontic-endodontic disease | Small | Unilateral reconstruction of alveolar cleft after exodontic procedure | 6 | Excellent | ||
| 7 | Mixed breed | Male – 15y -7 kg | Periodontal disease (oronasal communication) | Medium | Reconstruction of alveolar cleft after total premolar and molar tooth removal | 12 | Excellent | ||
| 8 | Pit Bull | Male - 11y - 28 kg | Canine tooth fracture | Large | Extraction of one canine tooth | 12 | Excellent | ||
| 9 | Labrador retriever | Male - 3y - 28 kg | Canine tooth fracture | Small | Extraction of one canine tooth | 8 | Good | ||
| 10 | Labrador retriever | Male – 8y – 34 kg | Molar extraction | Small | Extraction of one molar tooth | 8 | Good | ||
| 11 | European Shortair | Male - 7y - 4 kg | Periodontic-endodontic disease | Medium | Reconstruction of alveolar cleft after total premolar and molar tooth removal | 12 | Excellent | Feline | |
| 12 | European Shortair | Female - 5y - 6 kg | Periodontitis (root reabsorption) | Small | Reconstruction of alveolar cleft after a maxillary tooth extraction | 4 | Excellent | ||
| 13 | European Shortair | Male - 16y - 4 kg | Traumatic mandibular fracture | Small | Fracture repair with external fixation | 12 | Good | ||
| 14 | European Shortair | Female - 4y - 3 kg | Traumatic mandibular fracture | Small | Fracture repair with external fixation | 12 | Good |
Bold data are canine patients. Italic data are feline patients