Chapter 7 - Veterinary Instrumentation

www.vetinst.comTRAUMA IMPLANTS & INSTRUMENTS 7Acetabular PlatesAccurate repair of fractures of the acetabulum is essentialif full function is to be restored and long term arthriticchanges are to be avoided. Seven sizes are available,singly or as a set. The plates are pre-contoured threedimensionally to ensure a good fit. Holes are round.IMPROVEDDESIGNPelvic stenosis is not an uncommon finding after conservativemanagement of pelvic fractures in cats. Pelvic splitting is becoming a morecommon procedure for addressing this problem. Our butterfly plate rangeoffers new plating options for stabilising the pelvis following symphysealdistraction.The six hole versions are particularly interesting as they have surprisingversatility. They are thin enough to be cuttable, such that one hole can beremoved from either one or both ends to provide six different holeconfigurations - see below.ACETABULAR PLATESAP200400XS 2.0mm Acetabular Plate 4 hole Extra Small £37.50AP200400 2.0mm Acetabular Plate 4 hole Size 0 £37.50AP200401 2.0mm Acetabular Plate 4 hole Size 1 £37.50AP200401L 2.0mm Acetabular Plate 4 hole Large £37.50AP240406 2.4mm Acetabular Plate 4 hole £42.50AP270602 2.7mm Acetabular Plate 6 hole Size 2 £42.50AP270603 2.7mm Acetabular Plate 6 hole Size 3 £42.50AP350604 3.5mm Acetabular Plate 6 hole Size 4 £52.50AP350605 3.5mm Acetabular Plate 6 hole Size 5 £52.50AP350607 3.5mm Acetabular Plate 6 hole Extra Large £52.50APSET Set of Acetabular Plates Set of 10 £395.00Butterflyplates arecuttableSee page 390 for actual size profiles.Butterfly Plates1.5mm1.0mm Plate Thickness2.0mm1.5mm Plate Thickness2.4mm1.5mm Plate Thickness2.7mm2.0mm Plate ThicknessOur range of Butterfly Plates is brand new and has been developed,with the express purpose of being used in our small animal species.They are better suited to most of our fracture and osteotomy scenariosthan the equivalent human plates and should prove useful for numerousprocedures including revision and embrocation of TTA repairs and theiranalogues as well as cranial and pelvic surgery, especially where smallfragments are involved.199As yet an unexplored area is to investigate their potential for placementaccross the pelvic sympysis, following similar principles to trans-epiphysealstapling as an alternative technique for Juvenile Pelvic Symphysiodesis inthe treatment of Hip Dysplasia. Placement in a similar manner may also bebeneficial to patient comfort in a convalescent period following sysphysealfracture.BUTTERFLY PLATESBTFP15414 1.5mm Butterfly Plate 4 Hole 14mm Length £42.50BTFP154151.5mm Butterfly Plate 4 Hole Wide Head15mm Length £44.50BTFP15619 1.5mm Butterfly Plate 6 Hole 19mm Length £47.50BTFP20416 2.0mm Butterfly Plate 4 Hole 16mm Length £42.50BTFP204172.0mm Butterfly Plate 4 Hole Wide Head17mm Length £44.50BTFP20623 2.0mm Butterfly Plate 6 Hole 23mm Length £47.50BTFP24418 2.4mm Butterfly Plate 4 Hole 18mm Length £42.50BTFP244202.4mm Butterfly Plate 4 Hole 14mm Wide Head20mm Length £44.50BTFP24626 2.4mm Butterfly Plate 6 Hole 26mm Length £47.50BTFP27421 2.7mm Butterfly Plate 4 Hole 21mm Length £42.50BTFP274252.7mm Butterfly Plate 4 Hole Wide Head25mm Length £44.50BTFP27630 2.7mm Butterfly Plate 6 Hole 30mm Length £47.50