Treatment of a femoral septic nonunion in a dog with interlocking nail stabilization associated to corticospongious bone autograft and greater omentum flap: case report

ABSTRACT Chronic septic bone nonunion requires a well-designed therapeutic planning, demanding a multimodal treatment to achieve bone consolidation and elimination of infection. A successful case of an association of the major omentum flap with surgical stabilization with an interlocking nail for treatment of a femoral septic nonunion in dog is reported. The patient had partial functional return of the limb 30 days after surgery, negative bacterial culture with radiographic signs of bone healing and total functional return of the limb at 90th days after the surgical procedure.摘要：慢性化脓性骨不连需制定精心设计的治疗方案，采用多模式治疗以实现骨愈合与感染清除。本次报告了一例犬股骨化脓性骨不连病例，采用大网膜瓣联合带锁髓内钉手术固定的联合治疗方案并取得成功。该患犬于术后30天实现患肢部分功能恢复，细菌培养呈阴性且影像学可见骨愈合征象，术后90天时患肢功能完全恢复。