Equine fracture repair /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nixon, Alan J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Saunders, [1996]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Bone structure and the response of bone to stress
  • Fracture biomechanics
  • Fracture healing and its noninvasive assessment
  • General considerations in selecting cases for fracture repair
  • First aid and transportation of fracture patients
  • Perioperative considerations
  • Surgical equipment and implants for fracture repair
  • Principles of fracture fixation
  • Bone grafts and bone substitutes
  • Novel biological agents to enhance fracture healing
  • Casting techniques
  • Specific fractures
  • Fractures of the proximal phalanx
  • Fractures of the middle phalanx
  • Fractures of the distal phalanx
  • Fetlock fractures and luxations
  • Fractures of the proximal sesamoid bones
  • Fetlock arthrodesis
  • Fractures of the third metacarpus and metatarsus
  • Metacarpal stress fractures
  • Fractures of the small metacarpal and matatarsal (splint) bones
  • Fractures of the carpus
  • Fractures of the radius
  • Fractures of the ulna
  • Fractures of the humerus
  • Fractures of the scapula.
  • Fractures and luxations of the hock
  • Fractures of the tibia
  • Fractures of the femur and patella
  • Pelvic fracture and coxofemoral luxation
  • Fractures of the vertebrae
  • Fractures of the cranium
  • Fractures of the mandible and maxilla
  • Postoperative aspects of fracture repair.
  • Systems for recovery from anesthesia
  • Postanesthetic myopathy
  • Orthopedic implant failure
  • Delayed union, nonunion, and malunion
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Laminitis and contracture deformity
  • Applicaton of the interlocking intramedullary nail.