Fixation of metatarsal fracture with bone plate in a dromedary heifer
An oblique fracture of the distal third of the right metatarsus in a three-year-old dromedary heifer weighing about 300 kilograms was immobilized with a 4.5 mm broad-webbed 12-hole dynamic compression bone plate and two interfragmental compression screws. The animal showed slight lameness after 16 w...
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Language: | English |
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Tripoli University
2013-03-01
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Series: | Open Veterinary Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/2013/Volume%203%20(1)/OVJ-147-12-12%20S.A.%20Siddiqui%20et%20al.pdf |