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Tarsal arthrodesis in horses
Author(s) -
Auer J. A.,
Fürst A. E.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.13067
Subject(s) - arthrodesis , medicine , tarsal joint , surgery , tarsal bone , ankle , pathology , alternative medicine
Summary In this commentary, first the do's and don'ts of arthrodesis are discussed followed by a description of the different techniques of partial tarsal arthrodesis. Specific comments were made to discuss the case report in this issue by Vlahos (2019) with regards to the plate positioning and at the end some thoughts on pantarsal arthrodesis in adult horses are presented.