Fractures in the Horse is a comprehensive contemporaneous reference on the subject.

The first 15 chapters deal with principles such as:

• Bone structure and function, physiological aspects of adaptation, stress protection and ultrastructural morphology.

• The pathophysiology of fractures, including material features of bone failure, modes of fracture, loading characteristics, stress and strain.

• Fracture epidemiology including geographic, discipline and horse level incidence, risk factors and variants and predictability.

• Diagnostic imaging including radiography, ultrasonography, scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and positron emission tomography.

• Acute fracture management, pre-operative planning, anaesthesia and analgesisa, standing fracture repair and management of complications.

• Surgical equiptment and repair techniques, external coaptation and rehabilitaion.

  The following 22 chapter cover all clinically relevent fractures. Each describes the relevent anatomy, fracture types, incidence and causation, clinical features and presentation, imaging and diagnosis, acute fracture mangement, treatment options and techniques and documents available results: author's recommendations are made throughout.

  Fractures in the Horse represents a state of the art text for all involved in equine veterinary medicine. It is a manual for surgeons, diagnosticians, residents and interns. It will serve as a reference text for veterinary practitioners for managing fractures and suspected fractures in the field, advising clients and decision making. Individual chapters will also be relevent to anaesthetists, surgery and imaging personnel.

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  The editor

  IAN WRIGHT is the Senior Surgeon and Hospital Director at Newmarket Equine Hospital in the UK.

  Zusammenfassung

Fractures in the Horse is a comprehensive contemporaneous reference on the subject.

The first 15 chapters deal with principles such as:

• Bone structure and function, physiological aspects of adaptation, stress protection and ultrastructural morphology.
• The pathophysiology of fractures, including material features of bone failure, modes of fracture, loading characteristics, stress and strain.
• Fracture epidemiology including geographic, discipline and horse level incidence, risk factors and variants and predictability.
• Diagnostic imaging including radiography, ultrasonography, scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and positron emission tomography.
• Acute fracture management, pre-operative planning, anaesthesia and analgesisa, standing fracture repair and management of complications.

• Surgical equiptment and repair techniques, external coaptation and rehabilitaion.
  The following 22 chapter cover all clinically relevent fractures. Each describes the relevent anatomy, fracture types, incidence and causation, clinical features and presentation, imaging and diagnosis, acute fracture mangement, treatment options and techniques and documents available results: author's recommendations are made throughout.

  Fractures in the Horse represents a state of the art text for all involved in equine veterinary medicine. It is a manual for surgeons, diagnosticians, residents and interns. It will serve as a reference text for veterinary practitioners for managing fractures and suspected fractures in the field, advising clients and decision making. Individual chapters will also be relevent to anaesthetists, surgery and imaging personnel.

  Inhalt

  Preface

  List of Contributors

  CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
  Ian Wright

  CHAPTER 2. BONE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
  Christopher Riggs and Allen Goodship

  CHAPTER 3. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF FRACTURES
  Sue Stover and Jannah Pye

  CHAPTER 4. FRACTURE EPIDEMIOLOGY
  Timothy Parkin

  CHAPTER 5. IMAGING FRACTURES
  Sarah Puchalski and Gaynor Minshall

  CHAPTER 6. BONE HEALING
  Chris Kawcak

  CHAPTER 7. TRIAGE AND EMERGENCY CARE
  Ian Wright and Jodie Daglish

  CHAPTER 8. SURGICAL EQUIPMENT, IMPLANTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SURGICAL REPAIR
  Jörg Auer

  CHAPTER 9. PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING AND PREPARATION
  Christoph Lischer, Chris Kawcak, and Kathrin Mählmann

  CHAPTER 10. ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
  Enzo Vettorato and Federico Corletto

  CHAPTER 11. INTRA-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
  Christoph Lischer and Kathrin Mählmann

  CHAPTER 12. STANDING FRACTURE REPAIR
  Richard Payne and Timothy Barnett

  CHAPTER 13. EXTERNAL COAPTATION
  Ian Wright

  CHAPTER 14. POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
  Christoph Lischer and Kathrin Mählmann

  CHAPTER 15. CONVALESCENCE AND REHABILITAION
  Melissa King, Sherry Johnson, and Jodie Daglish

  CHAPTER 16. FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL PHALANX
  Dean Richardson

  CHAPER 17. FRACTURES OF THE NAVICULAR BONE
  Matthew Smith

  CHAPTER 18. FRACTURES OF THE MIDDLE PHALANX
  Jeffrey Watkins and Kati Glass

  CHAPTER 19. FRACTURES OF THE PROXIMAL PHALANX
  Matthew Smith

  CHAPTER 20. FRACTURES OF THE PROXIMAL SESAMOID BONES
  Lawrence Bramlage and Ian Wright

  CHAPTER 21. FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL CONDYLES OF THE THIRD METACARPAL AND METATARSAL BONES
  Ian Wright

  CHAPTER 22. DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURES OF THE THIRD METACARPAL AND METATARSAL BONES
  Christoph Lischer and Christoph Klaus

  CHAPTER 23. FRACTURES OF THE SECOND AND FOURTH METACARPAL/METATARSAL BONES
  Dean Richardson and Kyla Ortved

  CHAPTER 24. FRACTURES OF THE CARPUS
  Wayne McIlwraith

  CHAPTER 25. FRACTURES OF THE RADIUS
  Alan Ruggles

  CHAPTER 26. FRACTURES OF THE ULNA
  Ian Wright

  CHAPTER 27. FRACTURES OF THE HUMERUS
  Jeffrey Watkins and Kati Glass

  CHAPTER 28. FRACTURES OF THE SCAPULA
  Dean Richardson and Kyla Ortved

  CHAPTER 29. FRACTURES OF THE TARSUS
  Ian Wright

  CHAPTER 30. FRACTURES OF THE TIBIA
  Dean Richardson and Kyla Ortved

  CHAPTER 31. FRACTURES OF THE PATELLA
  Kyla Ortved and Ian Wright

  CHAPTER 32. FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR
  Jeffrey Watkins and Kati Glass

  CHAPTER 33. FRACTURES OF THE PELVIS
  Rob Pilsworth and Pieter Ramzan

  CHAPTER 34. FRACTURES OF THE VERTEBRAE AND SACRUM
  Fabrice Rossignol

  CHAPTER 35. FRACTURES OF THE RIBS
  David Levine

  CHAPTER 36. FRACTURES OF THE HEAD
  Anton Fürst

  CHAPTER 37. FRACTURES IN FOALS
  Alan Ruggles

  Index