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Treatment of a Periarticular Tibial Fracture in a Foal with a Hybrid External Fixator
Author(s) -
DE GODOY ROBERTA FERRO,
FILGUEIRAS RICHARD R.,
GONTIJO LÍLIAN A.,
XIMENES FÁBIO HENRIQUE BEZERRA,
DE GOUVÊA LIANA VILLELA,
DA SILVA PEREIRA CRISTIANE,
ALMEIDA RICARDO M.,
LEITE CECI RIBEIRO,
NETO ANTÔNIO RAPHAEL T.,
BORGES JOSÉ RENATO JUNQUEIRA
Publication year - 2009
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.2009.00549.x
Subject(s) - foal , medicine , surgery , tibial fracture , bone healing , external fixator , reduction (mathematics) , tibia , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , history
Objective— To report repair of a right proximal tibial Salter‐Harris type II fracture in a foal with a hybrid external fixator (HEF). Study Design— Case report. Animals— A 5‐month‐old male foal. Methods— After open surgical reduction, an HEF built with wires, 2 half‐rings, 3 half‐threaded connecting rods, and Schanz pins was used to stabilize the fracture. Results— Immediately after surgery, the foal had relatively good weight bearing. The HEF was removed at 60 days after radiographic confirmation of healing. Conclusions— HEF can be used to stabilize a proximal tibial Salter‐Harris type II fracture in a 5‐month‐old foal. Clinical Relevance— HEF should be considered as another option for repair of proximal tibial Salter‐Harris type II fractures in foals.