Abstract

Six apparently healthy dogs of either sex with fracture of long bone were selected for the study. All the six dogs were treated by elastic stable intramedullary nailing technique under general anaesthesia. Haematological and biochemical evaluations were conducted preoperatively, on the day of surgery, postoperatively on second, fourth, sixth and eighth week. The variations from the normal physiological range could be seen in the level of granulocytes, haemoglobin, volume of packed cells and total erythrocytes count, but remaining haematological parameters were within the normal level during the observation period. Statistically significant variations could be seen in the findings of lymphocytes and granulocytes. A mild elevation in the serum phosphorus level could be noticed on the day of surgery and remaining biochemical parameters were within the normal physiological level throughout the observation period. Serum calcium level was significantly higher on the eighth postoperative week compared with that of the day of surgery. Statistically significant elevation in the level of alkaline phosphatase was noticed on preoperative day, day of surgery and second postoperative week when compared with that of eighth postoperative week.
 

Keywords : Fracture, Haematology, Serum biochemistry, Elastic stable intramedullary nailing.