Surgical repair of tibial tuberosity avulsion fractures in four horses. Academic Article

abstract

• Four horses, 2 to 17 years old, were treated for unilateral avulsion fractures of the tibial tuberosity. Two horses were treated successfully with tension band wiring or plating in combination with lag screw fixation. One horse was euthanatized because of implant failure during recovery and one was euthanatized on day 11 because a longitudinal fracture of the tibial tuberosity occurred through the plane of the screws used for stabilization.

authors

• Watkins, Jeffrey

published proceedings

• Vet Surg

author list (cited authors)

• Smith, B. L., Auer, J. A., & Watkins, J. P

citation count

• 17

complete list of authors

• Smith, BL||Auer, JA||Watkins, JP

publication date

• March 1990

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Veterinary Surgery  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Bone Plates
• Bone Screws
• Bone Wires
• Fracture Fixation, Internal
• Horses
• Male
• Tibial Fractures

PubMed Central ID

• 2333682

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1990.tb01151.x

start page

• 117

end page

• 121

volume

• 19

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-950x.1990.tb01151.x