Salter-Harris type II metacarpal and metatarsal fracture in three foals

Klopfenstein Bregger, Micaël David; Fürst, A. E.; Kircher, P. R.; Kluge, K.; Kummer, M. (2016). Salter-Harris type II metacarpal and metatarsal fracture in three foals. Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology, 29(3), pp. 239-245. Schattauer 10.3415/VCOT-15-05-0079

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OBJECTIVES:

To describe minimally-invasive lag screw osteosynthesis combined with external coaptation for the treatment of Salter-Harris type II third metacarpal and third metatarsal bone fractures.

METHODS:

Three foals aged two weeks to four months with a Salter-Harris type II third metacarpal or third metatarsal fracture. Surgery was carried out under general anaesthesia in lateral recumbency. After fracture reduction, the metaphyseal fragment was stabilized with two cortical screws placed in lag fashion under fluoroscopic control. A cast was applied for at least two weeks.

RESULTS:

All foals had a good outcome with complete fracture healing and return to complete soundness without any angular limb deformity. All foals had moderate transient digital hyperextension after cast removal.

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

Internal fixation of Salter-Harris type II third metacarpal or third metatarsal fractures with two cortical screws in lag fashion, combined with external coaptation provided good stabilization and preserved the longitudinal growth potential of the injured physis.

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