Conservative treatment of a comminuted cervical fracture in a racehorse
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The 'classical' or 'Hangman' neck fracture involves the odontoid peg (process) of the second cervical vertebra (C2), and is described as an axial, dens or odontoid peg fracture in both the veterinary and human literature. Possible surgical tre...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>The 'classical' or 'Hangman' neck fracture involves the odontoid peg (process) of the second cervical vertebra (C2), and is described as an axial, dens or odontoid peg fracture in both the veterinary and human literature. Possible surgical treatment in both foals and adult horses requires a technique that allows decompression, anatomical alignment and stabilisation of the odontoid fracture. A limited number of surgical cases in foals have been reported in literature, but never in an adult horse. A mature Irish Thoroughbred racehorse was diagnosed with a type 2a odontoid peg fracture. Clinical signs included reluctance to move the head and neck, a left hind limb lameness and a neurological status of grade 2. The horse was treated conservatively and raced successfully five months after the diagnosed injury.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0502d8348c1454398f68f6d9c3b0fcc2022-12-22T01:44:06ZengBMCIrish Veterinary Journal2046-04812008-04-0161424424710.1186/2046-0481-61-4-244Conservative treatment of a comminuted cervical fracture in a racehorseVos NJ<p>Abstract</p> <p>The 'classical' or 'Hangman' neck fracture involves the odontoid peg (process) of the second cervical vertebra (C2), and is described as an axial, dens or odontoid peg fracture in both the veterinary and human literature. Possible surgical treatment in both foals and adult horses requires a technique that allows decompression, anatomical alignment and stabilisation of the odontoid fracture. A limited number of surgical cases in foals have been reported in literature, but never in an adult horse. A mature Irish Thoroughbred racehorse was diagnosed with a type 2a odontoid peg fracture. Clinical signs included reluctance to move the head and neck, a left hind limb lameness and a neurological status of grade 2. The horse was treated conservatively and raced successfully five months after the diagnosed injury.</p>http://www.irishvetjournal.org/content/61/4/244cervicalequinefractureodontoidvertebra |
| spellingShingle | Vos NJ Conservative treatment of a comminuted cervical fracture in a racehorse Irish Veterinary Journal cervical equine fracture odontoid vertebra |
| title | Conservative treatment of a comminuted cervical fracture in a racehorse |
| title_full | Conservative treatment of a comminuted cervical fracture in a racehorse |
| title_fullStr | Conservative treatment of a comminuted cervical fracture in a racehorse |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conservative treatment of a comminuted cervical fracture in a racehorse |
| title_short | Conservative treatment of a comminuted cervical fracture in a racehorse |
| title_sort | conservative treatment of a comminuted cervical fracture in a racehorse |
| topic | cervical equine fracture odontoid vertebra |
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