Volume: 57 Issue: 2
Year: 2026, Page: 225-229, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2026.57.2.225-229
Received: Oct. 8, 2025 Accepted: Feb. 7, 2026 Published: June 30, 2026
The study was conducted in six clinical cases of fracture of metatarsal and metacarpal bones in goats free from neurologic, metabolic or infectious diseases, irrespective of age, breed, sex, and bodyweight. All the goats found fit for surgical procedure were treated with uniplanar bilateral external skeletal fixation using epoxy putty connecting bars under general anaesthesia. Clinical, physiological, haematological and biochemical evaluations were conducted preoperatively and during second, fourth, sixth and eighth postoperative weeks. Normal weight bearing with excellent functional outcome was noticed by eighth postoperative week. In the present study, physiological and haematological parameters varied within the normal range throughout the period of observation. The serum calcium and phosphorus levels showed a decline initially followed by increase in eighth postoperative week, but the values were within the normal physiological range. The preoperative serum alkaline phosphatase level was found elevated during the day of presentation which decreased at second postoperative week and increased during the later weeks. From the present study, it could be concluded that surgical management of long bone fractures using a uniplanar bilateral external skeletal fixation using epoxy putty connecting bars did not significantly affect the physiological and haemato-biochemical parameters in goats.
Keywords: Fracture, External skeletal fixation, haematology, biochemistry, goats
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Gokul, P., Syam, K. V., Laiju, M. P., Soumya, R., Nijin Jos, B. M. & Javed, J. (2026). Clinico-physiological and haemato-biochemical observations while using external skeletal fixation for the treatment of fracture of long bones in goats. Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 57(2),225-229 https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2026.57.2.225-229