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Repair of a type IV Monteggia fracture in a foal
Author(s) -
Jalim SL,
McKin AO,
Russell TM
Publication year - 2009
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.1751-0813.2009.00508.x
Subject(s) - foal , medicine , ulna , surgery , horse , fracture (geology) , humeral fracture , humerus , biology , paleontology , genetics
A Monteggia fracture is a humero‐radial luxation combined with a fracture of the ulna. It is a rare injury, infrequently reported in the horse. This case report describes the surgical repair of such a fracture in a 4‐month‐old filly.