Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Bijender Singh, Satbir Sharma, RN Chaudhary, Deepak Tiwari and Neeraj Arora

Abstract:
The present clinical study was carried out to evaluate the clinical, haematological, biochemical, Radiographic findings and the economy of treatment after application of bar square mesh for the management of compound fracture of distal long bones in bovines. Based on clinical and radiographic examinations, patients were randomly distributed irrespective of sex and age suitable for application of bar square mesh (n=6) for the study. In the present study, six clinical cases in bovines with compound fracture of distal long bones were stabilized with welded stainless-steel wire mesh. Anamnesis, signalment, clinical and physical evaluation, haematological, biochemical and radiographic evaluation was carried out preoperatively in all the cases. During the study, the species, the age of animals, body weight of animals, gender, etiology of fractures, limb and bone involved, age of fracture and location of fracture site varied significantly without any specific trend. Weight bearing on affected limb, healing of open wound at fracture site, range of motion of joints in affected limb, haemato-biochemical findings, radiographic findings and complications were noticed postoperatively. The cost of materials used in bar square mesh method was found to be lesser than the cost involved in other external coaptation methods. Based on the present study, conclusions drawn were; bar square method had good efficacy in the treatment of compound fractures of distal long bones in bovines and was more economical. The haematological and biochemical parameters were showing no systemic adverse effect with the use of this method.