Open AccessSurgical repair of a depressed, comminuted fracture of the zygomatic process of the frontal bone using a locking compression plate in a Thoroughbred colt foal
Author(s) -
Derham Ann M.,
Johnson Jessica P.,
Kearney Clodagh M.,
O’Leary John M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1923
Subject(s) - foal , medicine , frontal bone , compression (physics) , surgery , frontal sinus , skull , orthodontics , materials science , archaeology , composite material , history
Key Clinical Message This case report demonstrates the use of a 10‐hole 2.7‐mm locking compression plate (LCP) to repair a depressed, comminuted fracture of the zygomatic process of the frontal bone, in a foal. LCP fixation resulted in excellent cosmesis. The use of LCP fixation in this region has not been previously described.