Treatment of a Periarticular Tibial Fracture in a Foal with a Hybrid External Fixator

To report repair of a right proximal tibial Salter-Harris type II fracture in a foal with a hybrid external fixator (HEF). Case report. A 5-month-old male foal. After open surgical reduction, an HEF built with wires, 2 half-rings, 3 half-threaded connecting rods, and Schanz pins was used to stabiliz...

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Published in:Veterinary surgery 2009-07, Vol.38 (5), p.650-653
Main Authors: DE GODOY, ROBERTA FERRO, FILGUEIRAS, RICHARD R, GONTIJO, LÍLIAN A, XIMENES, FÁBIO HENRIQUE BEZERRA, DE GOUVÊA, LIANA VILLELA, DA SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTIANE, ALMEIDA, RICARDO M, LEITE, CECI RIBEIRO, NETO, ANTÔNIO RAPHAEL T, BORGES, JOSÉ RENATO JUNQUEIRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
bone fractures
Bones
case studies
External Fixators - veterinary
foals
fracture fixation
Fractures
Fractures, Bone - surgery
Fractures, Bone - veterinary
Hindlimb - pathology
Hindlimb - surgery
Horse Diseases - surgery
Horses
hybrid external fixator
Legs
Male
pins
radiography
Salter-Harris type II fracture
Schnaz pins
Surgical apparatus & instruments
Surgical techniques
tibia
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:To report repair of a right proximal tibial Salter-Harris type II fracture in a foal with a hybrid external fixator (HEF). Case report. A 5-month-old male foal. After open surgical reduction, an HEF built with wires, 2 half-rings, 3 half-threaded connecting rods, and Schanz pins was used to stabilize the fracture. Immediately after surgery, the foal had relatively good weight bearing. The HEF was removed at 60 days after radiographic confirmation of healing. HEF can be used to stabilize a proximal tibial Salter-Harris type II fracture in a 5-month-old foal. HEF should be considered as another option for repair of proximal tibial Salter-Harris type II fractures in foals.
ISSN:0161-3499
1532-950X
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-950X.2009.00549.x