Biomechanical study in vitro on the use of self-designed external fixator in diaphyseal III metacarpal fractures in horses

• Autorzy: Turek B. , Potynski A. , Wajler C. , Szara T. , Czopowicz M. , Drewnowska O.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Diaphyseal fractures of the III metacarpal bone represent 22% of all fractures of the long bones in horses. Treatment of such cases is difficult. The most popular solution used in these types of fractures is two plates applied directly to the bone surface, but they are not applicable on contaminated and infected fractures. External fixators are quite commonly used in human medicine, although in veterinary practice there is no typical stabilizer designed for the treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the III metacarpal bone so far. In this study, an external semicircular fixator of our own design was used and in vitro strength tests were conducted to determine the maximum force which would lead to the destruction of non-fractured bone and fractured bone treated with the stabilizer. On the basis of the strength tests, we can conclude that the stabilizer can be strong enough to allow the horse to stand up after surgery. It also has many favorable features which make it easy to assemble and to take care of a wound, while being safe enough for the animal at the same time

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 18
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.323-332,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Turek B.

• Department of Large Animal Disease with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Potynski A.

• Faculty of Mechatronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Sw. Andrzeja Boboli 8, 02-525 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Wajler C.

• Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH-University of Science and Technology Al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

autor

Szara T.

• Department of Morphological Sciences Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Czopowicz M.

• Laboratory of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

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Drewnowska O.

• Department of Large Animal Disease with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

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DOI

10.1515/pjvs-2015-0042