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Lag Screw Fixation of a Patellar Fracture in a Horse
Author(s) -
ALDRETE A. V.,
MEAGHER D. M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1981.tb00649.x
Subject(s) - medicine , patella fracture , lag screw , fixation (population genetics) , patella , horse , orthodontics , surgery , fracture (geology) , internal fixation , biology , paleontology , population , environmental health
A vertical fracture involving the medial one‐third of the patella of a yearling filly was successfully treated by lag screw fixation. Three months postoperatively the fracture was healed and the filly was clinically sound.