Computed tomography assisted repair of a central tarsal bone slab fracture in a horse |
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| Authors: | G Kelmer D A Wilson S C Essman |
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| Institution: | 1. Equine Section, Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri‐Columbia, USA.;2. Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA. |
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| Abstract: | A 13‐year‐old Quarter Horse gelding was presented for repair of a central tarsal bone fracture. Radiographs showed a single large nondisplaced sagittal slab fracture; however, computed tomography (CT) revealed an additional small, displaced central tarsal bone fragment. The complex fracture was repaired, under the same anaesthetic period as the CT examination, using the CT hard copies images, intraoperative fluoroscopy and radiographs. The horse recovered well and after rehabilitation showed no residual lameness at work. Computed tomography was instrumental in achieving precise screw placement and successful fracture repair. |
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| Keywords: | horse equine computed tomography slab fracture central tarsal bone |
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