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Veterinary Medicine • Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec. 67 (1) • Feb 2015 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-7498   copy

Tibial osteosynthesis in a guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)

Osteossíntese de tíbia em um cobaio (Cavia porcellus)

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A guinea pig was presented with left pelvic limb lameness after unknown trauma. Radiographs revealed complete oblique diaphyseal fracture of the distal third of the left tibia and fibula. The guinea pig was treated surgically with an intramedullary pin. The day after surgery the guinea pig was using the limb comfortably (grade 1/5 lameness). Callus formation was obtained 21 days after surgery without complications.

wild animals; Kirschner wires; tibia; fracture

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