Acta Veterinaria Eurasia
Research Article

MONTEGGIA FRACTURE AND OPERATIVE TREATMENT IN A PONY MARE

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Department of Surgery, İstanbul University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey

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Istanbul University, Veterinary Faculty, Surgery Department, Istanbul, Turkey

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Istanbul University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgery, 34320, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey

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Department of Surgery, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey

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İstanbul Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı 34320 Avcılar İstanbul

Acta Vet Eurasia 2003; 29: 167-174
Read: 934 Downloads: 596 Published: 26 December 2019

In this case report, distal olecranon fracture complicated with elbow luxation (Monteggia fracture) and partial radial fracture, encounter in a 10 years old Pony mare, treatment with plate osteosynthesis and late stage clinical result is reported.

Some of screws, which were holding plate, broken 20 days after surgery and fixation were failed. According to this, carpal flexion and mild lameness has formed. Because of osteoarthritis, ankylosis occurred. To eliminate this problem a toe lengthen shoe applied and animal left in a large open space. Four month after this application, in clinical and radiological check-ups, there were no significant recovery and the horse were still step on toe and lamed.

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