Surgical management of transverse fracture of wing of right ilium in a Cocker Spaniel - A case report

An English Cocker Spaniel aged 2.6 years was presented in the emergency ward with signs of severe pain in the hip, non-weight bearing of hind limbs, and a history of fall from height.Clinical and radiographic evaluation revealed a fracture of the wing of the right ilium.The surgical management was done by placing a dynamic compression plate (DCP).The surgery was done under injectable general anaesthesia using zoletil-50 @ 1 mg kg -1 body weight as induction after atropine sulfate and xylazine as pre-anaesthetics, @ 0.04 and 1 mg kg -1 body weight, respectively.Postoperative immobilization of the hip was done, and the dressing was advised in a routine manner along with necessary medications.Postoperative anaesthetic recovery was without any complications.The postoperative X-ray showed a good alignment of the fractured segments with proper positioning of the plate.The dog was observed for 60 days post-operatively, and the recovery was uneventful.