TREATMENT OF A CHRONIC COMMINUTED FRACTURE OF THE FIBULA IN A HORSE

Authors
ORIELLY JL BERTONE AL GENOVESE RL
Citation
Jl. Orielly et al., TREATMENT OF A CHRONIC COMMINUTED FRACTURE OF THE FIBULA IN A HORSE, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 212(3), 1998, pp. 396
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031488
Volume
212
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1488(1998)212:3<396:TOACCF>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Fractures of the fibula are rare in horses and should not be confused with normal anatomic discontinuities. Because the fibula is a non-weig ht-bearing bone, lameness associated with fibular fractures may be vag ue.