Surgical Repair of a Unicortical Condylar Fracture in a Thoroughbred Racehorse Using a Bioabsorbable Screw.
Bioabsorbable screw
Condylar fracture
Horse
MRI
Osteointegration
Journal
Journal of equine veterinary science
ISSN: 0737-0806
Titre abrégé: J Equine Vet Sci
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8216840
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2021
04 2021
Historique:
received:
10
10
2020
revised:
08
01
2021
accepted:
09
01
2021
entrez:
30
3
2021
pubmed:
31
3
2021
medline:
24
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Surgical repair of unicortical fractures of the distal condyles of the third metacarpal/metatarsal bones (MCIII/MTIII) has been described. In the present case, a bioabsorbable screw was used to stabilize a unicortical fracture in the palmar aspect of the medial condyle of MCIII in a National Hunt Thoroughbred racehorse. The clinical, radiographic, and magnetic resonance imaging findings before and after surgery were recorded. Eighteen weeks after surgery, the lameness had resolved and the bone surrounding the fracture had recovered its normal architecture. One year after surgery, the horse was in training, showed no recurrence of the primary lesion and was considered a "racing prospect" by the trainer. The use of a bioabsorbable screw in this case was associated with a successful outcome and is worthy of further investigation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33781430
pii: S0737-0806(21)00014-9
doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103384
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103384Informations de copyright
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