TheraVet SA Announces Patient Recruitment Phase Successfully Completed in Biocera-Vet Fracture Revision Surgery Study in Toy Dogs
predisposition of these breeds to major complications has been attributed to anatomical reasons as spare soft tissue coverage and decreased vascular density at the level of the distal radius. Also, biomechanics plays a role, whereas minimal bone surface contact after reduction is found when there is a small size cross-section area of the distal radius and a short oblique or transverse orientation of the fracture. If DRUF osteosynthesis is technically and biomechanically difficult for the reasons stated above, revision surgery becomes an even bigger challenge. In the worst scenario, amputation may be eventually required. So far, only few records evaluated revision surgery in DRUF with major complications. In this context, a prospective study assessing BIOCERA-VET used as bone graft during revision surgical procedure in DRUF after the occurrence of a major complication (e.g., delayed union, non-union, mal-union, osteopenia (refracture) and implant failure) in toy and miniature dogs, was conducted in 4 centers in Italy, Ireland and Belgium.BIOCERA-VET was used instead of autograft, which is considered as the gold standard, in order to overcome the limitation of its availability, especially in toy and miniature dogs and also to provide strong biomechanical support due to its unique mechanical resistance. The recruitment was completed in September 2023 with 6 patients included in a 6-month period (very low rate of patients recruitment has been previously described in literature), stressing the strong interest of vet surgeons for this approach overcoming the shortcomings of the reference procedure.