This paper reports on the first case of using colocefalectomy for the treatment of femoral capital physeal fracture in a young pony, the post-surgical and the results obtained with the technique employed. Case: An 18-month-old pony, male, not castrated, weighing 136 kg was referred to the...
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Lorga, A. D.; Dornbusch, P. T.; Gomes, A. R. C.; Cocco, M.; Amaro, F. do P. A.; Schade, J.; Deconto, I.; Barros Filho, I. R. de
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Veterinária, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2020, 48, (Suppl 1): 529,
OBJECTIVE: Femoral fractures are often catastrophic in large animals. Radiographic diagnosis is limited by patient size and feasibility, especially in ambulatory settings. Ultrasonography is widely available and may provide an alternative to radiography for definitive diagnosis. ANIMALS: 12 large...
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Jones, S. A.; Whitcomb, M. B.; Vaughan, B.; Goorchenko, G.; Busch, R.; Kilcoyne, I.; Spriet, M.
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American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2022, 260, 13, pp 1675-1682
Medical records of 38 horses <1 year of age and diagnosed as having a fracture of the femoral diaphysis, metaphysis or distal physis were evaluated. 26 foals had fractures of the femoral diaphysis or metaphysis with the most common fracture configuration being comminuted. 12 foals had distal physeal fractures with the most common fracture ...
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Hance, S. R.; Bramlage, L. R.; Schneider, R. K.; Embertson, R. M.
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Equine Veterinary Journal, 1992, 24, 5, pp 357-363
Long bone fractures in foals are common and in many cases are amenable to current fixation techniques. The goals of management are first and foremost, appropriate first aid in the field to protect the bone and soft tissues from further trauma. An envelope of intact skin overlying the fracture is a...
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Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, USA
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Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice, 2006, 5, 4, pp 296-308
Femoral neck and proximal epiphyseal lengths were measured in 37 femurs from 19 dead foals that were 1 day to 12 months old to determine the applicability of a human interfragmentary compression system to equine femoral capital physeal fractures. Because components of the implant system are...
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Hunt, D. A.; Snyder, J. R.; Morgan, J. P.; Stover, S. M.; Pool, R. R.; Pascoe, J. R.
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Veterinary Surgery, 1990, 19, 2, pp 107-116
The medical records of 25 horses 1 year of age or younger affected with femoral head and neck fractures during an 18 year period were reviewed. Each fracture involved the capital physis. The foals were 11 days to 12 months of age (mean, 5 months). No femoral capital physeal fractures occurred in ...
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Hunt, D. A.; Snyder, J. R.; Morgan, J. P.; Pascoe, J. R.
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Veterinary Surgery, 1990, 19, 1, pp 41-49
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Smyth, G. B.; Taylor, E. G.
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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1992, 201, 6, pp 895-898
Femoral head ostectomy was performed in 6 horses, 3 ponies, and 4 cattle for treatment of fractures of the femoral capital physis, coxofemoral luxation, fractured acetabulum, or severe degenerative joint disease. The procedures were performed via a cranial approach that did not involve osteotomy of ...
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Squire, K. R. E.; Fessler, J. F.; Toombs, J. P.; Sickle, D. C. van; Blevins, W. E.
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Veterinary Surgery, 1991, 20, 6, pp 453-458
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Wagner, P. C.; Watrous, B. J.
Citation
Ippologia, 1992, 3, 1, pp 43-47
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Rötting, A. K.; Worster, A. A.; Lillich, J. D.
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Equine Veterinary Journal Ltd, Newmarket, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Education, 2005, 17, 2, pp 97-100