Objective: Fractures involving the proximal one-third of the splint bone are relatively rare and are challenging to treat. A variety of management techniques have been reported in the literature. The aim of this retrospective case series was to describe the clinical presentation and evaluate the...
Author(s)
Mageed, M.; Steinberg, T.; Drumm, N.; Stubbs, N.; Wegert, J.; Koene, M.
Publisher
Wiley, Melbourne, Australia
Citation
Australian Veterinary Journal, 2018, 96, 3, pp 76-81
This study concerns the vestigial metacarpal and metatarsal bones, so called splint bones. The soft tissues, which stabilize the splint bones were carefully examined. The palmar metacarpal/plantar metatarsal fascia, the metacarpal/metatarsal interosseous ligaments and the fibres, which exit...
Author(s)
Jackson, M.; Geyer, H.; Fürst, A.
Publisher
Verlag Hans Huber, Bern, Switzerland
Citation
SAT, Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 2005, 147, 11, pp 473-481
Objective: Determine the relative stiffness of 3 bandage/splint constructs intended for emergency fracture stabilization. Design: Experimental model. A single plane free end deflection model was developed to simulate the forces placed on a bandage/splint construct during stabilization of a complete ...
Author(s)
Lutter, J. D.; Cary, J. A.; Stephens, R. R.; Potts, L. B.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 2015, 25, 3, pp 379-387
Different types and locations of fractures of the third metacarpal bone have been discussed for decades, especially in regard to treatment and prognosis. There is lack of documentation of frontal plane third metacarpal fractures diagnosed by MRI within the extensive previous literature. The present ...
Author(s)
Paschke, C. T.; Walliser, U.
Publisher
Hippiatrika Verlag GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany
Citation
Pferdeheilkunde, 2016, 32, 4, pp 316...322
During archaeological excavations in September 2009, on the late antiquity necropolis near Obrenovac (Serbia) a horseman's grave, with horse included, was discovered and assigned to the Avar period (the 8th century AD). Horse bones were subjected to pathomorphological and radiological...
Author(s)
Marković, N.; Janeczek, M.; Marinković, D.; Stevanović, O.; Krstić, N.; Petrujkić, K.; Trailović, R.
Publisher
Polskie Towarzystwo Nauk Weterynaryjnych, Lublin, Poland
Citation
Medycyna Weterynaryjna, 2015, 71, 10, pp 619-625
Author(s)
Martinelli, M. J.; Pool, R. R.; Rantanen, N. W.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Education, 2020, 32, 5, pp 234-237
The aim of this work is to report the use of the modified steel basket technique for metatarsophalangeal arthrodesis in a foal with hyperextension of the joint due to rupture of the digital flexor muscles. Case: A 2-day-old male foal was admitted to clinical care, presenting multiple cutaneous...
Author(s)
Schade, J.; Prado Augusto Amaro, F. do; Silva, J. B. P. da; Sotelo, E. D. P.; Barcellos, L. C.; Guedes, R. L.; Silva Machado, L. F. da; Dornbusch, P. T.
Publisher
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Veterinária, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation
Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2019, 47, Supplement,
This article describes the symptomatology, diagnosis and treatment of fractured splint bones (2nd and 4th metacarpal or metatarsal bones) in horses. The treatment of simple distal fractures and the problems encountered during surgery of the fractures in the middle and proximal third of the splint...
Author(s)
Mezerová, J.; Žert, Z.; Plachý, J.
Publisher
PNS-UED Praha, Praha, Czech Republic
Citation
Veterinářství, 2005, 55, 7, pp 419-423
Objective - To describe a lateral approach for screw fixation in lag fashion of simple spiral medial condylar fractures of the third metacarpus/metatarsus (MC3/MT3). Study Design - Case series. Animals - Thoroughbred racehorses (n=9). Methods - Nondisplaced medial MC3/MT3 condylar fractures (3...
Author(s)
Smith, L. C. R.; Greet, T. R. C.; Bathe, A. P.
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Surgery, 2009, 38, 6, pp 681-688
A 7 month old female pony was presented with history of limping of left forelimb following an automobile accident. Clinical examination revealed an infected open wound with exposure of fractured fragments of metacarpal bone. Under anaesthesia, the wound was cleaned, debrided and fractured fragments ...
Author(s)
Jothi, N. A.; Balagopalan, T. P.; Rameshkumar, B.; Vishnu, S. J.; Arocklanathan, M.
Publisher
Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Ahmedabad, India
Citation
Intas Polivet, 2014, 15, 1, pp 171-173