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Talar neck fractures in five cats
Author(s) -
McCartney W. T.,
Carmichael S.
Publication year - 2000
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.1748-5827.2000.tb03196.x
Subject(s) - medicine , traction (geology) , lag screw , cats , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , orthodontics , internal fixation , population , environmental health , geomorphology , geology
Five cats with fracture of the talar neck were treated using external skeletal fixation (ESF). In four of the cases, ESF was the only fixation technique used and this was applied in a closed manner coupled with traction. In the remaining cat, ESF was used in combination with a lag screw. All the fractures eventually healed, demonstrating that ESF provided a simple and effective method of treatment for these cases.