Bone Surgery In Small Animals
Table of Contents
1. Bone tissue
General information
Function
Structure
Vascular supply
2. Bone growth and healing
Bone growth
Bone healing
3. Classification of fractures
Soft tissue involvement
Number of fragments
Direction of the fracture plane
Metaphyseal and epiphyseal fractures
Joint fractures
4. Bone stimulation
Bone transplants
Types of bone transplants
BMP or PRP grafts. Pins, rush pins, Kirschner pins
5. Osteosynthesis systems and biomechanics
Biomechanics and their application in different osteosynthesis systems
Cerclages
Tension band pin system
External fixators
Screws
Plates
6. Complications in the bone healing process
Fracture disease
Contracture of the quadriceps muscle
Delayed union โ non union
Defective consolidation (malunion)
Osteomyelitis
7. Head fractures
Cranial fractures
Fractures of the zygomatic arch
Fractures of the jaw
8. Forelimb fractures
Scapular fractures
Fractures of the humerus
Fractures of the radius and ulna
Carpal fractures
Fractures of the metacarpus and the metatarsus
9. Hind limb fractures
Hip fractures
Femur fractures
Fractures of the tibia and fibula
Tarsal fractures
General information
Function
Structure
Vascular supply
2. Bone growth and healing
Bone growth
Bone healing
3. Classification of fractures
Soft tissue involvement
Number of fragments
Direction of the fracture plane
Metaphyseal and epiphyseal fractures
Joint fractures
4. Bone stimulation
Bone transplants
Types of bone transplants
BMP or PRP grafts. Pins, rush pins, Kirschner pins
5. Osteosynthesis systems and biomechanics
Biomechanics and their application in different osteosynthesis systems
Cerclages
Tension band pin system
External fixators
Screws
Plates
6. Complications in the bone healing process
Fracture disease
Contracture of the quadriceps muscle
Delayed union โ non union
Defective consolidation (malunion)
Osteomyelitis
7. Head fractures
Cranial fractures
Fractures of the zygomatic arch
Fractures of the jaw
8. Forelimb fractures
Scapular fractures
Fractures of the humerus
Fractures of the radius and ulna
Carpal fractures
Fractures of the metacarpus and the metatarsus
9. Hind limb fractures
Hip fractures
Femur fractures
Fractures of the tibia and fibula
Tarsal fractures
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