INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES IN EQUINE FRACTURE FIXATION

Ln recent years fracture fixation in the horse has changed significant ly. New devices, mainly adapted from the human field, have been succes sfully introduced into large animal surgery. Examples of such implants include the DCS/DHS implant system, the self-tapping screw, the cannu lated screw, and the pinless external fixator. Devices have also been developed exclusively for equine fracture management, including the in terlocking intramedullary nail and the external skeletal fixation devi ce. With these devices the surgeon has more options for repairing frac tures in horses.