Fracture treatment: what remains problematic? what do we need to do tomorrow?
J. Auer 1, A. Fuerst 2 and R...
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Overall fracture treatment in horses has improved during the past decade. It was realized, that the fracture management starts with the proper first aid treatment and the transport of the horse into a clinic equipped with the necessary surgical and anesthetic expertise as well as the equipment, continues with the actual anesthesia, fracture fixation and recovery form anesthesia and ends in the short-term and long-term postoperative management. If just one part in this chain fails, the prognosis for a successful result is greatly jeopardized ...
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1 Diplomate ACVS, ECVS, Director Equine Hospital, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
2 Diplomate ECVS, Co-Leader Equine Surgery Section, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
3 Diplomates ECVA, Head Veterinary Anaesthesia Section, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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