[Correction of Salter-Harris type 1 fracture in guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) ˗ case report]

ABSTRACT

A guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) cub presented edema, pain, and crepitus in the right pelvic limb after being attacked by a dog. Radiographic examination revealed Salter-Harris type 1 fracture on the distal region of the tibia. The surgery technique to correct the fracture involved an association of transarticular pinning and external coaptation with Altman splint. After surgery, radiographs of the patient were performed weekly and on the 35^th post-surgery day, the bone was completely remodeled and healed, and the animal was dismissed.

Keywords:
rodent; osteosynthesis; transarticular; k-wire; tibia