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Metatarsal III fractures in the racing greyhound
Author(s) -
Ness M. G.
Publication year - 1993
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.1748-5827.1993.tb02616.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hock , stress fractures , surgery , metatarsal bones , first metatarsal , anatomy , osteotomy
During a five‐year period, six single stress fractures of metatarsal I ii fractures were diagnosed in five greyhounds. All cases occurred while racing and without external trauma. Treatment by external support had previously been unsuccessful in three cases. However, surgical treatment permitted a prompt return to racing in all cases treated. The aetiopathogenesis of these fractures, the relative importance of the functional anatomy of the canine hock and the practice of racing greyhounds around tight curves are discussed.