Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Internal fixation of a transverse scapular neck fracture in a filly.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1989
- Authors:
- Shamis, L D et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences · United States
Plain-English summary
A 3-week-old Standardbred filly was having trouble using her front leg because she had a fracture in her shoulder blade. The veterinarians fixed the fracture using two special plates that help hold the bone together. After a year, the filly was able to run around in the pasture without any signs of lameness, and her leg looked normal. By eighteen months after the surgery, she was training for races without any issues related to the fracture repair.
Abstract
A 3-week-old Standardbred filly had a non-weightbearing forelimb lameness caused by scapular neck fracture. The fracture was repaired with 2 dynamic compression plates placed 90 degrees to each other. A 10-hole 4.5-mm narrow dynamic compression plate was placed on the cranial aspect of the scapular spine, and a 10-hole 3.5-mm dynamic compression plate was placed caudal to the scapular spine. One year after surgery, the filly was not lame when exercising in the pasture, and muscle atrophy was not evident on the affected limb. Eighteen months after surgery, the filly was in race training with no apparent problems caused by fracture repair.
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