2024 Volume 77 Issue 3 Pages e27-e32
The plate fixations were performed for 10 cases of tibial fractures in Japanese Black calves between 2016 and 2020. One of the cases had the re-fracture after plates removal and underwent second plate fixation. The calves ranged in age from 1 day to 4 months and weighed 30 to 105 kg. The plates used were a dynamic compression plate (DCP) in 3 cases, two DCPs in 2 cases, a locking compression plate (LCP) in a case, and an LCP and a DCP in 4 cases. All cases healed and returned to each intended use except one in which the fixation was collapsed. The choice of the type, length, and number of plates, as well as the precise techniques or procedures of surgery appeared to be critical. The plate fixation provided excellent prognosis for tibial fractures in calves without complications including obvious malunion, nonunion, or delayed growth.
