Table of Contents
Contributors xi
Preface to the Second Edition xiv
Preface to the First Edition xv
Acknowledgments xvi
Part I Introduction 1
1 Bone Structure and the Response of Bone to Stress 3Mark D. Markel
2 Fracture Biomechanics 12Mark D. Markel
3 Fracture Healing 24Mark D. Markel
4 General Considerations for Fracture Repair 35Alan J. Nixon
5 Racetrack Fracture Management and Emergency Care 44Ian M. Wright
6 First Aid and Transportation of Equine Fracture Patients 83Larry R. Bramlage
7 Perioperative Considerations 91Alan J. Nixon
8 Surgical Equipment and Implants for Fracture Repair 107Joerg A. Auer
9 Principles of Fracture Fixation 127Alan J. Nixon, Joerg A. Auer , and Jeffrey P. Watkins
10 Application of the Locking Compression Plate (LCP) 156Dean W. Richardson
11 Bone Grafts and Bone Substitutes 163Mark D. Markel
12 Biologic Agents to Enhance Fracture Healing 173Mark D. Markel and Howard Seeherman
13 Casting and Transfixation Casting Techniques 188Ashlee E. Watts and Lisa A. Fortier
Part II Specific Fractures 219
14 Fractures of the Distal Phalanx 221Alan J. Nixon, Norm G. Ducharme, and Alicia L. Bertone
15 Fractures of the Navicular Bone 242Michael C. Schramme and Roger K.W. Smith
16 Arthrodesis of the Distal Interphalangeal Joint 257Chad J. Zubrod and Robert K. Schneider
17 Fractures of the Middle Phalanx 264Jeffrey P. Watkins
18 Arthrodesis of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint 277Jeffrey P. Watkins
19 Fractures of the Proximal Phalanx 295Dean W. Richardson
20 Fractures and Luxations of the Fetlock 320C. Wayne McIlwraith
21 Fractures of the Proximal Sesamoid Bones 341Ian M. Wright
22 Fractures of the Condyles of the Third Metacarpal and Metatarsal Bones 378Ian M. Wright and Alan J. Nixon
23 Arthrodesis of the Metacarpo/Metatarsophalangeal Joint 425Larry R. Bramlage
24 Fractures of the Third Metacarpal/Metatarsal Diaphysis and Metaphysis 436Robert K. Schneider and Sarah N. Sampson
25 Third Metacarpal Dorsal Stress Fractures 452Alan J. Nixon, Sue Stover, and David M. Nunamaker
26 Fractures of the Small Metacarpal and Metatarsal (Splint) Bones 465Alan J. Nixon and Lisa A. Fortier
27 Fractures of the Carpus 480C. Wayne McIlwraith
28 Arthrodesis of the Carpus 515Larry R. Bramlage and Alan J. Ruggles
29 Fractures of the Radius 527Joerg A. Auer
30 Fractures of the Ulna 545Alan J. Nixon
31 Fractures of the Humerus 567Alan J. Nixon and Jeffrey P. Watkins
32 Luxation of the Shoulder 588Ashlee E. Watts and Alan J. Nixon
33 Fractures of the Scapula 603Stephen B. Adams and Alan J. Nixon
34 Fractures and Luxations of the Hock 613Alan J. Nixon
35 Fractures of the Tibia 648Jeffrey P. Watkins and Sarah N. Sampson
36 Fractures of the Stifle 664Alan J. Nixon
37 Fractures of the Femur 688Alan J. Nixon, Larry R. Bramlage, and Steven R. Hance
38 Luxation and Subluxation of the Coxofemoral Joint 706Alan J. Nixon and Norm G. Ducharme
39 Fractures of the Pelvis 723Norm G. Ducharme and Alan J. Nixon
40 Fractures of the Vertebrae 734Alan J. Nixon
41 Fractures of the Head 770Anton E. Fuerst and Joerg A. Auer
42 Medical Aspects of Traumatic Brain Injury in Horses 800Stephen M. Reed
Part III Postoperative Aspects of Fracture Repair 805
43 Systems for Recovery from Anesthesia 807John B. Madison
44 Postanesthetic Myopathy 814Manuel Martin‐Flores and Robin D. Gleed
45 Implant Removal 823Alan J. Ruggles
46 Orthopedic Implant Failure 831David M. Nunamaker
47 Delayed Union, Nonunion, and Malunion 835Norm G. Ducharme and Alan J. Nixon
48 Osteomyelitis 851Laurie R. Goodrich
49 Stress‐induced Laminitis 874Scott Morrison
50 New Implant Systems 885Joerg A. Auer
Index 892