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Use of the Cobra Head Bone Plate for Distal Long Bone Fractures in Large Animals A Report of Four Cases
Author(s) -
KIRKERHEAD CARL A.,
FACKELMAN GUSTAVE E.
Publication year - 1989
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.1989.tb01076.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dynamic compression plate , lameness , horse , sesamoid bone , forelimb , hoof , femur , bone healing , surgery , anatomy , radiography , internal fixation , paleontology , biology
Four long bone fractures with a short distal fragment were repaired with a cobra head bone plate alone (2 cattle) or in combination with a straight, broad dynamic compression plate (2 horses). Three fractures were of the distal femur (1 horse, 2 cattle) and one was of the distal radius (1 horse). The long‐term outcome of the three femoral fractures was soundness in one case and mild lameness in two. Although satisfactory bone healing progressed in the horse with the radial fracture, laminitis in the contralateral forelimb necessitated euthanasia at week 6.