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Lecture 18: Principles of Equine Fracture Management Flashcards

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T or F: horses have to stand immediately after surgery

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True

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What are complications from fracture repair

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  1. Prolonged recovery- myopathy and neuropathy
  2. Implant infections and subsequent osteomyelitis
  3. Support limb laminitis
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What are the AO-ASIF principles

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  1. Precise anatomic reconstruction- accurate alignment, perfect reconstruction of joint surfaces, sx approaches that allow visualization
  2. Stable fixation
  3. Soft tissue considerations
  4. Successful internal fixation
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What does successful internal fixation mean

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Anatomic reconstruction of bones and joint surfaces that allow sharing of loads between reconstructed bone and implants

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What are the simple types of fractures

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  1. Splint bone fractures
  2. MC stress fractures
  3. Condylar fractures
  4. Coffin bone fractures
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What are major types of fractures

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Long bone fractures
1. Radius
2. MC/MT 3
4. Tibia

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Where are splint fractures most common

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Distal 1/3 of bone

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Are forelimbs or hind limbs most commonly affected with splint bone fractures

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Forelimbs

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9
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What can cause splint bone fractures

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External trauma- kick

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Split bone fractures from trauma are often open or closed

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Open

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what wrong

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Open splint bone fracture

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Fractures of the mid and proximal 1/3 splint bone are complicated by ___, __, and __

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Comminution, joint involvement and bone sequestration

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Proximal fragments of splint bone fractures must be secured to ___ to prevent excessive motion and subsequent ___

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MC/MT 3, subsequent OA

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Proximal fragments of ___especially must be secured to MC/MT II because they make up significant portion of articular surface of carpometacarpal joint

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MC II

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Splint bones can heal without internal fixation but often result in __ which can impinge on ___ necessitating removal

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Callous, suspensory ligament

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What is dorsal metacarpal disease

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Periostitis and stress fracture of dorsal surface of MC3

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What this

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Dorsal metacarpal disease- stress fracture of dorsal surface of MC3

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Who is likely to get dorsal metacarpal disease

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Young thoroughbreds in race training

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What are signs of dorsal metacarpal disease

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Acute onset after intense exercise, dorsal cortex of M3 painful on palpation

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Dorsal metacarpal disease is also called

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Bucked shins, shin splints

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What is the early phase of dorsal metacarpal disease and what do radiographs show

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Bucked shins
Painful on palpation, heat, swelling
Rads show subperiosteal callous, endosteal thickening but NO FRACTURE LINE

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What is the late phase of dorsal metacarpal disease

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Dorsal cortical fracture, typically 60-70% through dorsal cortex

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What is this

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Late phase of dorsal metacarpal disease—dorsal cortical fracture

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What is tx for dorsal metacarpal disease- early phase

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Gradually increase stress to dorsal surface of M3, controlled exercise (reduce galloping by 50%), if speed increased, decrease distance, run on softer surface

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What is tx for late phase dorsal metacarpal disease- dorsal cortical fracture

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Surgery- place unicortical lag screw

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What are clinical signs of MC/MT III condylar fractures

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Lameness after work/race
Fetlock joint effusion

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What wrong

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MC/MT 3 condylar fracture

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__condylar fractures more common in thoroughbreds

29
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__condyle is more commonly affected than ___ in MC/MT III condylar fractures

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Lateral condyle

30
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Horses with medial or complete displaced MC/MT 3 condylar fractures should be transported in __ or __

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Cast or Kimzey splint

31
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Identify the different types of MC/MT III condylar fractures left to right

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Left: incomplete- starts at joint surface and goes up cannon bone a little

Complete/nondisplaced: start at joint surface and out to cortex

Complete displaced- through cortex and out

Medial propagating- allow the way up cannon bone

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What typically causes coffin bone fractures

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Acute trauma- kicking wall

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How do you tx non-articular coffin bone fractures

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  1. Shoeing with bar shoe so foot can’t expand
  2. Unilateral palmar digital neurectomy
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What causes a joint luxation

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Rupture of collateral ligaments

35
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For joint luxation take ___radiographs

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Stressed view

36
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What wrong

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joint luxated

37
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T or F: long bone fractures are true emergencies

38
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What is first thing you do when arriving to suspected long bone fracture

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Sedate horse

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T or F: it is a good idea to do a nerve block on long bone fracture patient

40
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___should be suspected with acute onset of severe non-weightbearing lameness

41
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Long bone fractures have good prognosis with optimal emergency treatment which includes what

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  1. Sedation +/- anesthesia
  2. Wound management
  3. Stabilization
  4. Infection prophylaxis
  5. Safe and proper transport
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What sedatives and analgesics should you give for long bone fracture

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  1. Alpha 2 agonists- xylazine and detomidine
  2. Butorphanol
43
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What is appropriate wound management for open fracture

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  1. Cover wound with water soluble ointment
  2. Clip hair around
  3. Clean skin around wound
  4. Clean/lavage wound itself
  5. Cover with sterile dressing and bandage
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What is the principle of fracture stabilization

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Regional immobilization- immobilize joint proximal and distal

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What are the goals of stabilization

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  1. Reduce stress and anxiety
  2. Assist with weight bearing
  3. Prevent soft tissue damage
  4. Prevent complications (closed becoming open, damage to tissue, increased fragment displaced)
46
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What materials are in Robert jones bandage

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  1. Practical/rolled cotton
  2. Brown gauze (tight)
  3. Vet wrap or elastic on
47
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What bio mechanical forces need to be opposed when placing splint

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  1. Extensors- abduct limbs
  2. Suspensory apparatus- applies bending forces at fetlock and we need fetlock straight
  3. Reciprocal apparatus- fractures at tibia and tarsus can be displaced by flexion of stifle
48
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Splinting is based on the ability to counteract___

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Bio mechanical forces imparted on fracture

49
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How should splint be placed for forelimb phalange fracture

50
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How should splint be placed for metacarpal fracture

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Palmar and lateral

51
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How should splint be placed with radial fracture

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Lateral up to withers

52
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How should splint be placed with humeral fracture

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Caudal up to olceranon

53
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How should splint be placed with scapular fracture

54
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How should splint be placed with fracture of hind limb phalanges

55
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How should splint be placed with metatarsal fracture

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Plantar and lateral

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How should splint be placed with tibial fracture

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Lateral and up to tuber coxae

57
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How should splint be placed with stifle, femur or pelvic fracture

58
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Splint was placed like this for fracture of what bone

59
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If there is forelimb fracture how should they be positioned in trailer

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Face horse backwards

60
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If there is hindlimb fracture how should horse be positioned in trailer

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Forward/normal

61
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Pelvic fractures are more common in who

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Foals and yearlings

62
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What is the cause of pelvic fractures in foals and yearlings

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Distinct traumatic event

63
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How do you tx pelvic fractures in foals and yearlings

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Internal fixation

64
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How do pelvic fractures occur in adults

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During intense exercise without obvious trauma

65
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What is tx for pelvic fracture in adults

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Conservative treatment- stall rest

66
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What is a major concern with pelvic fractures

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Internal iliac artery can be lacerated resulting in severe hemorrhage, shock and death

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