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Dislocation of the coxo‐femoral joint in dairy cows
Author(s) -
LARCOMBE MT.,
MALMO J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1989.tb09730.x
Subject(s) - dislocation , joint (building) , medicine , anatomy , chemistry , crystallography , engineering , structural engineering
Coxo‐femoral dislocation was diagnosed in 40 dairy cows. Of the 40 cases, 19 were in a cranio‐dorsal direction, 2 caudo‐dorsal, 17 caudo‐ventral (into the obturator foramen), and 2 cranio‐ventral. Thirty cases (75%) were successfully treated by closed reduction. Most cows were treated within 12 h of the dislocation occurring. Treatment was less successful in cases of caudo‐ventral dislocation and unsuccessful cases predominated among cows with concurrent obstetrical paralysis or milk fever, and very heavy Friesians.