Corticocancellous bone biopsy from the 12th rib of standing horses. Academic Article

abstract

• Unicortical corticocancellous bone biopsy specimens 4.5 mm and 6.5 mm in diameter were obtained without long-term complications from the 12th rib in eight standing horses. However, the bone specimens were unsuitable for histologic or histomorphometric evaluation. In in vitro comparisons of biopsy specimens 6.5 mm and 12 mm in diameter, and of unicortical and transcortical biopsy specimens, 12 mm transcortical specimens yielded the most cancellous bone. Transcortical bone biopsy specimens 12 mm in diameter were obtained from eight horses by using power-assisted trephination. The surgical procedure was well tolerated, but some degree of pneumothorax in all horses was treated by aspiration of air from the thorax. Long-term complications were not observed.

authors

• Pool, Roy

published proceedings

• Vet Surg

author list (cited authors)

• Misheff, M. M., Stover, S. M., & Pool, R. R.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• Misheff, MM||Stover, SM||Pool, RR

publication date

• March 1992

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Veterinary Surgery  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Biopsy
• Female
• Horse Diseases
• Horses
• Intraoperative Complications
• Pneumothorax
• Ribs

PubMed Central ID

• 1626383

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1992.tb00031.x

start page

• 133

end page

• 138

volume

• 21

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-950x.1992.tb00031.x