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Update on Intracondylar Humeral Fissure

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H. Radke

In: EVC - Voorjaarsdagen - The Hague, 2016 by European Veterinary Conference - Voorjaarsdagen
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APR 15, 2016
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The occurrence of intracondylar humeral fissure (HIF) is an important cause of persistent forelimb lameness and subsequent atraumatic humeral condylar fracture (HCF) in several dog breeds with a high incidence in Spaniels(1,2,3,4).

Prophylactic transcondylar screw placement is currently recommended for lame dogs with HIF, as it appears to result in resolution or at least marked improvement of the lameness(1,3). However, transcondylar screw placement does not lead to bony union of the fissure and the risk of complications is high(5, 6,7,8). […]

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University of Cambridge, UK.

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Every spring the European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen used to organize. Important goals of the Voorjaarsdagen Conference were to build friendships between veterinarians at a national and international level, to enhance the quality and availability of veterinary medicine and surgery, and to foster the exchange of scientific information among veterinarians.  The activities of the European Veterinary Conference have ceased with the last meeting in 2019.

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