Summary
A young Malamute dog had a severe angular, shortening and rotational deformity of
one femur due to malunion. An opening-wedge, corrective osteotomy was stabilized using
an 8 mm diameter interlocking nail, with two screws proximally and two distally. Three
months after the operation the osteotomy healed and lameness had resolved.
An 8 mm diameter interlocking nail was used to stabilize a corrective osteotomy of
a femoral malunion in a dog.
Keywords
Femur - malunion - corrective osteotomy - interlocking nail