Fractures in the Horse

Fractures in the Horse is a comprehensive contemporaneous reference on the subject.

The first 15 chapters deal with principles such as:

• Bone structure and function, physiological aspects of adaptation, stress protection and ultrastructural morphology.
• The pathophysiology of fractures, including material features of bone failure, modes of fracture, loading characteristics, stress and strain.
• Fracture epidemiology including geographic, discipline and horse level incidence, risk factors and variants and predictability.
• Diagnostic imaging including radiography, ultrasonography, scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and positron emission tomography.
• Acute fracture management, pre-operative planning, anaesthesia and analgesisa, standing fracture repair and management of complications.
• Surgical equiptment and repair techniques, external coaptation and rehabilitaion.

The following 22 chapter cover all clinically relevent fractures. Each describes the relevent anatomy, fracture types, incidence and causation, clinical features and presentation, imaging and diagnosis, acute fracture mangement, treatment options and techniques and documents available results: author’s recommendations are made throughout.

Fractures in the Horse represents a state of the art text for all involved in equine veterinary medicine. It is a manual for surgeons, diagnosticians, residents and interns. It will serve as a reference text for veterinary practitioners for managing fractures and suspected fractures in the field, advising clients and decision making. Individual chapters will also be relevent to anaesthetists, surgery and imaging personnel.

Fractures in the Horse ist ein umfassendes zeitgemäßes Referenzwerk zu Frakturen beim Pferd.

In den ersten 15 Kapiteln werden Grundlagen behandelt wie:
* Struktur und Funktion der Knochen, physiologische Aspekte der Anpassung, Stressschutz und ultrastrukturelle Morphologie
* Die Pathophysiologie von Knochenbrüchen, insbesondere die wesentlichen Merkmale von Knochenversagen, verschiedene Brucharten, Belastungsmerkmale, Spannung und Dehnung.
* Die Epidemiologie von Frakturen mit geographischer, disziplinärer und pferdespezifischer Inzidenz, Risikofaktoren und Varianten sowie Vorhersagbarkeit.
* Bildgebende diagnostische Verfahren wie Röntgen, Ultraschall, Szintigraphie, Magnetresonanztomographie, Computertomographie und Positronenemissionstomographie.
* Behandlung akuter Frakturen, präoperative Planung, Anästhesie und Analgesie, Versorgung von stehenden Frakturen und Umgang mit Komplikationen.
* Chirurgische Ausrüstung und Reparaturtechniken, externe Koaptation und Rehabilitation.

In den 22 weiteren Kapiteln werden sämtliche klinisch relevanten Frakturen behandelt. Beschrieben werden jeweils die relevante Anatomie, die Frakturtypen, Inzidenz und Ursachen, klinische Merkmale und Erscheinungsformen, Bildgebung und Diagnose, Behandlung akuter Frakturen sowie Behandlungsoptionen und -techniken. Zudem enthalten die Kapitel eine Dokumentation der verfügbaren Ergebnisse sowie durchgängig Empfehlungen des Autors.

Fractures in the Horse ist ein aktuelles Referenzwerk für alle, die sich mit Pferdemedizin beschäftigen. Es ist als Handbuch für Chirurgen, Diagnostiker, Assistenzärzte und Ärzte in Ausbildung geeignet. Tierärzten dient es als Nachschlagewerk für die Behandlung von Frakturen und vermuteten Frakturen in der Praxis, bei der Beratung der Tierhalter und der Entscheidungsfindung. Einzelne Kapitel sind auch für Anästhesisten, Chirurgen und klinisches Personal, das für die bildgebende Diagnostik zuständig ist, von Interesse.

Preface

List of Contributors

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
Ian Wright

CHAPTER 2. BONE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Christopher Riggs and Allen Goodship

CHAPTER 3. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF FRACTURES
Sue Stover and Jannah Pye

CHAPTER 4. FRACTURE EPIDEMIOLOGY
Timothy Parkin

CHAPTER 5. IMAGING FRACTURES
Sarah Puchalski and Gaynor Minshall

CHAPTER 6. BONE HEALING
Chris Kawcak

CHAPTER 7. TRIAGE AND EMERGENCY CARE
Ian Wright and Jodie Daglish

CHAPTER 8. SURGICAL EQUIPMENT, IMPLANTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SURGICAL REPAIR
Jörg Auer

CHAPTER 9. PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING AND PREPARATION
Christoph Lischer, Chris Kawcak, and Kathrin Mählmann

CHAPTER 10. ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
Enzo Vettorato and Federico Corletto

CHAPTER 11. INTRA-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
Christoph Lischer and Kathrin Mählmann

CHAPTER 12. STANDING FRACTURE REPAIR
Richard Payne and Timothy Barnett

CHAPTER 13. EXTERNAL COAPTATION
Ian Wright

CHAPTER 14. POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
Christoph Lischer and Kathrin Mählmann

CHAPTER 15. CONVALESCENCE AND REHABILITAION
Melissa King, Sherry Johnson, and Jodie Daglish

CHAPTER 16. FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL PHALANX
Dean Richardson

CHAPER 17. FRACTURES OF THE NAVICULAR BONE
Matthew Smith

CHAPTER 18. FRACTURES OF THE MIDDLE PHALANX
Jeffrey Watkins and Kati Glass

CHAPTER 19. FRACTURES OF THE PROXIMAL PHALANX
Matthew Smith

CHAPTER 20. FRACTURES OF THE PROXIMAL SESAMOID BONES
Lawrence Bramlage and Ian Wright

CHAPTER 21. FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL CONDYLES OF THE THIRD METACARPAL AND METATARSAL BONES
Ian Wright

CHAPTER 22. DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURES OF THE THIRD METACARPAL AND METATARSAL BONES
Christoph Lischer and Christoph Klaus

CHAPTER 23. FRACTURES OF THE SECOND AND FOURTH METACARPAL/METATARSAL BONES
Dean Richardson and Kyla Ortved

CHAPTER 24. FRACTURES OF THE CARPUS
Wayne McIlwraith

CHAPTER 25. FRACTURES OF THE RADIUS
Alan Ruggles

CHAPTER 26. FRACTURES OF THE ULNA
Ian Wright

CHAPTER 27. FRACTURES OF THE HUMERUS
Jeffrey Watkins and Kati Glass

CHAPTER 28. FRACTURES OF THE SCAPULA
Dean Richardson and Kyla Ortved

CHAPTER 29. FRACTURES OF THE TARSUS
Ian Wright

CHAPTER 30. FRACTURES OF THE TIBIA
Dean Richardson and Kyla Ortved

CHAPTER 31. FRACTURES OF THE PATELLA
Kyla Ortved and Ian Wright

CHAPTER 32. FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR
Jeffrey Watkins and Kati Glass

CHAPTER 33. FRACTURES OF THE PELVIS
Rob Pilsworth and Pieter Ramzan

CHAPTER 34. FRACTURES OF THE VERTEBRAE AND SACRUM
Fabrice Rossignol

CHAPTER 35. FRACTURES OF THE RIBS
David Levine

CHAPTER 36. FRACTURES OF THE HEAD
Anton Fürst

CHAPTER 37. FRACTURES IN FOALS
Alan Ruggles

Index

The editor

IAN WRIGHT is the Senior Surgeon and Hospital Director at Newmarket Equine Hospital in the UK.

FRACTURES IN THE HORSE IS A COMPREHENSIVE CONTEMPORANEOUS REFERENCE ON THE SUBJECT.

The first 15 chapters deal with principles such as:

• Bone structure and function, physiological aspects of adaptation, stress protection and ultrastructural morphology.
• The pathophysiology of fractures, including material features of bone failure, modes of fracture, loading characteristics, stress and strain.
• Fracture epidemiology including geographic, discipline and horse level incidence, risk factors and variants and predictability.
• Diagnostic imaging including radiography, ultrasonography, scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and positron emission tomography.
• Acute fracture management, pre-operative planning, anaesthesia and analgesisa, standing fracture repair and management of complications.
• Surgical equiptment and repair techniques, external coaptation and rehabilitaion.

The following 22 chapter cover all clinically relevent fractures. Each describes the relevent anatomy, ­fracture types, incidence and causation, clinical features and presentation, imaging and diagnosis, acute fracture mangement, treatment options and techniques and documents available results: author’s recommendations are made throughout.

Fractures in the Horse represents a state of the art text for all involved in equine veterinary medicine. It is a manual for surgeons, diagnosticians, residents and interns. It will serve as a reference text for veterinary practitioners for managing fractures and suspected fractures in the field, advising clients and decision making. Individual chapters will also be relevent to anaesthetists, surgery and imaging personnel.