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Fracture healing was assessed by clinical, radiographic, and tomographic reexaminations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>All cases were reevaluated during clinical and radiological follow-up examinations for 13 weeks. Supracutaneous locking plates were used in 8 radial\u2013ulnar and 25 tibial fractures. Closed reduction was used in 10 cases, and the minimally invasive osteosynthesis approach technique was used in 20 cases. The median fracture healing time was 50.5 days (range: 27\u201388). Callus area, the Hounsfield units value of callus tissue, and three-dimensional bone volume gradually increased during fracture healing (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Using SLPs to manage nonarticular diaphyseal radial\u2013ulnar and tibial fractures in cats and dogs resulted in acceptable clinical outcomes. 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