USE OF ANTIBIOTIC-IMPREGNATED POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE FOR TREATMENT OF AN OPEN RADIAL FRACTURE IN A HORSE

An open, contaminated, comminuted fracture of the radius of a 500-kg a dult horse was diagnosed. Antibiotic-impregnated polymethyl methacryla te implants were placed into the fracture site to help eliminate infec tion from the limb. later in the course of treatment, lag screws were placed across the fracture to generate compression and healing. The fr acture healed, and the horse was released to its owners. The implants were not removed, and only a mild lameness existed 90 days later.