Prefabricated polyvinylchloride external coaptation for the management of metacarpal fracture in a breeding Murrah buffalo - A case report

Authors

  • Shongsir Warson Monsang Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura, India
  • Sabyasachi Bhattacharya Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura, India
  • Vinay Singh Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre, Lembucherra, Tripura, India
  • Vandir Lalzawmliana Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura, India
  • Justin Benjamin William Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura, India

Keywords:

Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, metatacarpal fracture, Murrah buffalo, prefabricated PVC

Abstract

Adult 6 years old breeding Murrah buffalo bull weighing approximately 500 kg reported with the complaint of lameness in the left hind limb was diagnosed with complete metacarpal fracture based on the history and clinical examination. The fracture limb was stabilized by using a prefabricated polyvinylchloride (PVC) external coaptation.  Anti-inflammatory and antibiotics injections along with serratopeptidase boluses were provided for a period of 7 days with restricted movement of the animal. Partial weight bearing of the affected limb was noticed after few weeks of immobilization and after 50 days the weight bearing was almost normal. Following the removal of the external splint, the animal could bear normal weight and no complication was reported thereafter.

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Author Biographies

Shongsir Warson Monsang, Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura, India



warsonmonsang@gmail.com

Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura, India

Sabyasachi Bhattacharya


Vandir Lalzawmliana, Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura, India

 

Justin Benjamin William, Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura, India



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Published

2021-03-26

How to Cite

Monsang, S. W., Bhattacharya, S., Singh, V., Lalzawmliana, V., & William, J. B. (2021). Prefabricated polyvinylchloride external coaptation for the management of metacarpal fracture in a breeding Murrah buffalo - A case report. Buffalo Bulletin, 40(1), 173–177. Retrieved from https://kuojs.lib.ku.ac.th/index.php/BufBu/article/view/2499

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 1 (2021): January-March

Section

Case Report