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Plate Osteosynthesis of Bilateral Ilial Body Fracture using String of Pearls Plate in a Non-Descript Dog

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Thavasi Rajendran — Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu, India
Mohamed Shafiuzama — Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu, India
Pushkin Raj Haridoss — Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu, India
Sathyamoorthy Ommini Ramamurthy — Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu, India
Published 10 Jul 2026 Vol. 22 No. 4 (2026), pp. 170-173 ● Open access
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Abstract

This case report describes the clinical signs, diagnostic findings, and surgical management of bilateral ilial body fracture in a dog, with fixation achieved using a String of Pearls plate for effective stabilization and anatomical reconstruction.

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