Bone suture and hemicerclage - helpful techniques for reconstruction of high comminuted fractures in small animals - Part 2 - Clinical application in52 cases of long-bone fractures

52 cases of high comminuted fractures of long bones of small animals are de scribed. In all cases bone sutures were used to reconstruct the bony struct ures. In all cases the postoperative alignement of the bone axis was correc t. In 48 cases a neutralisation plate was used. 36 of these 48 patients were c ontrolled until complete healing, in 27 cases the final control was a clini cal and radiological examination in the hospital, in 9 cases the final cont rol was a client communication. In 34 of these 36 cases the healing was une ventful, in two cases there was an implant failure. There was no radiologic al evidence of any bony reaction due to the bone sutures. In 4 cats bone su tures were the only method of fracture fixation. This can be done in specia l indications.