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1417.e2 Fracture Management

Fracture Management
VetBooks.ir History, physical examination, radiographs

Fracture distal Humeral or Pelvic Scapular
to the elbow femoral fracture fracture fracture
or stifle

Unstable, Unilateral Nondisplaced Displaced,
displaced, or Stable, nondisplaced Displaced or body, spine scapular neck,
articular nondisplaced nonarticular articular of scapula glenoid, acromion

Bilateral
Humerus Femur nondisplaced
nonarticular
Spica splint or Spica splint or
Velpeau sling Robinson sling Ehmer Cage Surgical Velpeau Surgical
sling and rest correction sling correction
If surgery cage rest
delayed
Ilium, sacroiliac Acetabulum
Spica splint repaired repaired
Surgical Surgical
correction correction Rest Postoperative
only Ehmer sling

Stable, nondisplaced, nonarticular Unstable,
displaced or
articular
If surgery
delayed
Minimal Severe
inflammation inflammation Robert Jones bandage Surgical
expected expected or reinforced Robert correction
Jones bandage
Full cast Robert Jones bandage
or reinforced Robert
Jones bandage Surgical
correction
Reduced inflammation

No access Access
needed required
Postoperative “light”
Robert Jones bandage
Full cast Bivalved cast
(From Slatter DH: Textbook of small animal surgery, ed 3, St. Louis, 2003, Saunders.)

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