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Lag screw fixation of sagittal navicular bone fractures in five horses
Author(s) -
NÉMETH F.,
DIK K. J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1985.tb02069.x
Subject(s) - lag screw , sagittal plane , medicine , radiography , fixation (population genetics) , transverse plane , internal fixation , fracture (geology) , implant , navicular bone , bone healing , orthodontics , surgery , anatomy , materials science , composite material , population , environmental health
Summary A sagittal fracture of the navicular bone in five horses was treated by means of lag screw. Intra‐operative radiographic monitoring and a specially developed guide apparatus was necessary to implant the screw precisely along the transverse axis of the navicular bone. Internal fixation resulted in progressive radiographic narrowing of the fracture zone. In all five patients the fracture healed (bony union) without superfluous callus formation.