Studies on Variations in Haematobiochemical Profile of Dogs Treated with Titanium Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing for Long Bone Fractures

Ankush Kumar; R. N. Chaudhary; Ram Niwas; Priyanka; Sandeep Kumar

doi:10.5455/ijlr.2021101

Authors

Ankush Kumar Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, INDIA
R. N. Chaudhary Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, INDIA
Ram Niwas Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, INDIA
Priyanka Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, INDIA
Sandeep Kumar Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, INDIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/ijlr.2021101

Keywords:

Dogs, ESIN (Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing), Titanium

Abstract

The study was conducted on ten dogs presented with diaphyseal fracture of long bones. All the fractures were repaired by titanium elastic stable intramedullary nailing. To study the haemato-biochemical profile of the dogs blood samples were collected in EDTA and serum collecting vials at different time intervals i.e., pre-operative, immediate post-operative, on 15th, 30th and 60th post-operative days. There were statistically significant variations in the mean values of total leucocyte count, neutrophils (%), lymphocytes (%), platelet count, serum calcium and sodium ion levels during the different time intervals of observation. But clinically, all the haematological and serum biochemical parameters were within the normal range for dogs. So it was inferred that application of titanium elastic stable intramedullary nailing does not cause any systemic adverse effects in dogs.

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