Diagnosis and Treatment Considerations for Nonphyseal Long Bone Fractures in the Foal

Kati Glass; Ashlee E Watts

doi:10.1016/j.cveq.2017.03.013

Diagnosis and Treatment Considerations for Nonphyseal Long Bone Fractures in the Foal

Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2017 Aug;33(2):431-438. doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2017.03.013.

Authors

Kati Glass¹, Ashlee E Watts²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 4475 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4475, USA.
² Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 4475 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4475, USA. Electronic address: awatts@cvm.tamu.edu.

PMID: 28687099
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2017.03.013

Abstract

Many long bone fractures that are not considered repairable in the adult horse are repairable in the foal. This is largely because of reduced patient size and more rapid healing in the foal. When there is no articular communication, the long-term prognosis for athletic function can be very good. Emergency care and transport of the foal with a long bone fracture is different than the adult.

Keywords: Coaptation; Emergency management; Fracture.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Animals
Animals, Newborn / injuries*
Emergency Medical Services
Femoral Fractures / diagnosis
Femoral Fractures / therapy
Femoral Fractures / veterinary
Fracture Healing
Fractures, Bone / diagnosis
Fractures, Bone / therapy
Fractures, Bone / veterinary*
Horses / injuries*
Humeral Fractures / diagnosis
Humeral Fractures / therapy
Humeral Fractures / veterinary
Prognosis
Radius Fractures / diagnosis
Radius Fractures / therapy
Radius Fractures / veterinary
Scapula / injuries
Tibial Fractures / diagnosis
Tibial Fractures / therapy
Tibial Fractures / veterinary
Ulna Fractures / diagnosis
Ulna Fractures / therapy
Ulna Fractures / veterinary