Type 1B external fixation of a metacarpal fracture in an alpaca
| Autor: | K. L. Staudte, N. R. Gibson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
External Fixators General Veterinary business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Radiography Kneeling External skeletal fixation General Medicine Surgery body regions Fractures Bone External fixation Recovery period Metacarpal fracture Fracture Fixation Bone surgery medicine Animals Internal fixation Female Metacarpus business Camelids New World |
| Zdroj: | Australian Veterinary Journal. 81:265-267 |
| ISSN: | 1751-0813 0005-0423 |
| Popis: | External skeletal fixation can be used in small ruminants as a successful, economic, alternative to internal fixation. In this case report, a type 1B frame was used on an alpaca to salvage a comminuted metacarpal fracture after failed internal fixation. Positioning the frame on the caudal aspect of the limb allowed full carpal flexion for kneeling and hence normal use of the limb throughout the recovery period. Complete healing occurred without further complications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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