Locking Plates in Veterinary Orthopedics

THE EDITORS Matthew D. Barnhart, DVM, MS, DACVS, is a Staff Surgeon at MedVet Medical & Cancer Centers for Pets in Worthington, Ohio, USA. Karl C. Maritato, DVM, DACVS, is a Staff Surgeon at MedVet Medical & Cancer Centers for Pets in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, USA.

"Chapters are well illustrated with numerous figures and radiographs to assist readers with understanding locking plate concepts. Compared with other orthopedic surgery textbooks, this book provides a more thorough review of the nuances of multiple commercially available locking plate systems....This book will be a welcome addition to the library of any surgeon or practice where veterinary orthopedic surgery is regularly performed." JAVMA, MAR 15, 2019, VOL 254, NO. 6

• List of Contributors viiForeword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xiiiDisclosures xv1 A Brief History of Veterinary Locking Plates Applications 1Karl C. MaritatoI Principles of Locking Plate Application 72 Pitfalls of Locking Plate Applications 9Matthew D. Barnhart3 The Biology of Locking Plate Applications 13Noël M.M. Moens4 Dynamic Compression vs. Locking Plating − Is One “Better”? A Review of Biomechanical Principles and in vitro Testing 25Adam H. Biedrzycki5 Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis 41Philipp Schmierer and Antonio PozziII Principles of Locking Plate Applications in Large Animals 516 Principles of Locking Plate Applications in Large Animals 53Janik C. GasiorowskiIII Current Veterinary Locking Plate Instrumentation and Implants 697 The Advanced Locking Plate System (ALPS) 71Tomás Guerrero8 The Fixin Implant System 77Kevin P. Benjamino and Massimo Petazzoni9 The Liberty Lock System 83Karl C. Maritato10 The Polyaxial (PAX) Advanced Locking System 87Matthew D. Barnhart11 The String of Pearls (SOP) System 91Malcolm G. Ness12 The Synthes Locking Compression Plate (LCP) System 97Jessica A. Dahlberg and Kenneth A. BrueckerIV Trauma Applications: Clinical Case Examples 103IV-A Appendicular Skeletal Fractures 10313 Humerus Fractures 105David R. Mason14 Radius/Ulna Fractures 111Laurent P. Guiot and Reunan P. Guillou15 Femur Fractures 121Ian Gordon Holsworth16 Tibia Fractures 129Kei HayashiIV-B Axial Skeletal Fractures 14117 Pelvic Fractures 143Shawn C. Kennedy18 Maxillofacial and Mandibular Fractures 147Boaz Arzi and Frank J.M. Verstraete19 Spinal Fractures and Luxations 155Bianca F. HettlichV Nontrauma Applications: Clinical Case Examples 165V-A Corrective Osteotomies 16520 Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture 167Mary Sarah Bergh21 Double Pelvic Osteotomy for Hip Dysplasia 175Matthew D. Barnhart22 Distal Femoral Osteotomy for Patella Luxation 179Ian Gordon Holsworth and Kirk L. WendelburgV-B Arthrodesis 19123 Arthrodesis 193Fred PikeV-C Spinal Diseases 20124 Atlantoaxial Subluxation 203Karl C. Maritato25 Caudocervical Spondylomyelopathy 209Noel Fitzpatrick26 Lumbosacral Stabilization 221Noel FitzpatrickIndex 233