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buttress plate, locking compression plates, a cobra
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head and dynamic compression plate, and cross‐pins or
VetBooks.ir Harris type II fracture in a yearling Pony of America was
rush pins (Figure 5.148). Successful repair of a Salter–
reported using a condylar buttress plate. A displaced
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Salter–Harris type IV fracture in a yearling was success-
fully treated using a lag screw repair countersunk into
the articular surface. 20

Figure 5.146. Lateral radiograph of a yearling with a chronic
diaphyseal fracture with a nonunion (proximal is at top of image). Figure 5.147. Interlocking nail used in this closed oblique
Notice the proximal displacement and overriding of the fracture mid‐diaphyseal femur fracture of a miniature foal shown in
fragments that often occur without internal fixation. Figure 5.143B.

A B
Figure 5.148. (A) Salter–Harris type II fracture involving the distal femur. (B) The fracture was stabilized with Steinmann pins placed in
cruciate fashion. The fracture healed successfully, and the pins were removed 3 months after surgery. Source: Courtesy of Dr. Ted Stashak.