Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Indications and limitations of splints and casts.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice
- Year:
- 2014
- Authors:
- Mulon, Pierre-Yves & Desrochers, André
- Affiliation:
- Hô · Canada
Plain-English summary
Long bone fractures, which are breaks in the long bones of cattle, can happen for various reasons, like accidents with other animals or farm equipment. While there are advanced methods to treat these fractures, many of them are not practical to use in the field. This means that splints and casts are still important tools for helping to stabilize and heal these injuries in cattle. The article discusses when it's appropriate to use these splints and casts, as well as their limitations. Overall, splints and casts remain a viable option for treating long bone fractures in cattle.
Abstract
Long bone fractures are relatively common in cattle, whether they result from a self-inflicted trauma or from external actors (herd mate or farm machinery). Various advanced orthopedic techniques have been described to stabilize and treat fractures in cattle with success. Unfortunately the use of most of those techniques remains unrealistic in a field setting, rendering the realization of splints and casts still accurate for the treatment of long bone fracture in cattle. This article refers to the use of all external coaptation and their specific indications as well as their limitations.
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