Specialty Results

The radiographs showed a significant non-union fracture of metacarpus  three and four of 
the left front leg.   The fracture was classified as a viable delayed union, hypertrophic 
fracture.  The proximal segment has significant callous formation, while the distal 
segment has minimal callous formation.   The distal half of the fracture is angled laterally in 
a valgus formation, due to the poor reduction technique previously applied.  The fracture also contains several 
segments not attached to the main fracture pieces.  There is considerable soft tissue 
swelling.  There may be marked muscle atrophy, however, the evidence for this is 
masked by the increased tissue density due to the swelling.  
	The blood work came back normal.  There is no evidence of systemic infection or 
a stress leukogram.  The urinalysis is also normal.  The kidneys are working well with a 
concentrated, clear urine.  Also, there is no evidence of a urinary tract infection, which 
could have occurred if there was a systemic infection.  The lab data from the fracture site 
confirmed a local infection to this area because bacteria cultures revealed E. coli and 
Staph to be present.