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A.O. hook plate fixation for metaphyseal fractures and corrective wedge osteotomies
Author(s) -
LEGER L.,
SUMNERSMITH G.,
GOFTON N.,
PRIEUR W. D.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1982.tb01659.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hook , fixation (population genetics) , orthodontics , surgery , dentistry , environmental health , population
SUMMARY The Prieur technique was employed to hook plates to fractures and corrective osteotomies. The technique permits rigid internal fixation when one component of the bone is particularly small.