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<p>Contributors xi</p> <p>Preface to the Second Edition xiv</p> <p>Preface to the First Edition xv</p> <p>Acknowledgments xvi</p> <p><b>Part I Introduction 1</b></p> <p>1 Bone Structure and the Response of Bone to Stress 3<br /><i>Mark D. Markel</i></p> <p>2 Fracture Biomechanics 12<br /><i>Mark D. Markel</i></p> <p>3 Fracture Healing 24<br /><i>Mark D. Markel</i></p> <p>4 General Considerations for Fracture Repair 35<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon</i></p> <p>5 Racetrack Fracture Management and Emergency Care 44<br /><i>Ian M. Wright</i></p> <p>6 First Aid and Transportation of Equine Fracture Patients 83<br /><i>Larry R. Bramlage</i></p> <p>7 Perioperative Considerations 91<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon</i></p> <p>8 Surgical Equipment and Implants for Fracture Repair 107<br /><i>Joerg A. Auer</i></p> <p>9 Principles of Fracture Fixation 127<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon, Joerg A. Auer , and Jeffrey P. Watkins</i></p> <p>10 Application of the Locking Compression Plate (LCP) 156<br /><i>Dean W. Richardson</i></p> <p>11 Bone Grafts and Bone Substitutes 163<br /><i>Mark D. Markel</i></p> <p>12 Biologic Agents to Enhance Fracture Healing 173<br /><i>Mark D. Markel and Howard Seeherman</i></p> <p>13 Casting and Transfixation Casting Techniques 188<br /><i>Ashlee E. Watts and Lisa A. Fortier</i></p> <p><b>Part II Specific Fractures 219</b></p> <p>14 Fractures of the Distal Phalanx 221<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon, Norm G. Ducharme, and Alicia L. Bertone</i></p> <p>15 Fractures of the Navicular Bone 242<br /><i>Michael C. Schramme and Roger K.W. Smith</i></p> <p>16 Arthrodesis of the Distal Interphalangeal Joint 257<br /><i>Chad J. Zubrod and Robert K. Schneider</i></p> <p>17 Fractures of the Middle Phalanx 264<br /><i>Jeffrey P. Watkins</i></p> <p>18 Arthrodesis of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint 277<br /><i>Jeffrey P. Watkins</i></p> <p>19 Fractures of the Proximal Phalanx 295<br /><i>Dean W. Richardson</i></p> <p>20 Fractures and Luxations of the Fetlock 320<br /><i>C. Wayne McIlwraith</i></p> <p>21 Fractures of the Proximal Sesamoid Bones 341<br /><i>Ian M. Wright</i></p> <p>22 Fractures of the Condyles of the Third Metacarpal and Metatarsal Bones 378<br /><i>Ian M. Wright and Alan J. Nixon</i></p> <p>23 Arthrodesis of the Metacarpo/Metatarsophalangeal Joint 425<br /><i>Larry R. Bramlage</i></p> <p>24 Fractures of the Third Metacarpal/Metatarsal Diaphysis and Metaphysis 436<br /><i>Robert K. Schneider and Sarah N. Sampson</i></p> <p>25 Third Metacarpal Dorsal Stress Fractures 452<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon, Sue Stover, and David M. Nunamaker</i></p> <p>26 Fractures of the Small Metacarpal and Metatarsal (Splint) Bones 465<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon and Lisa A. Fortier</i></p> <p>27 Fractures of the Carpus 480<br /><i>C. Wayne McIlwraith</i></p> <p>28 Arthrodesis of the Carpus 515<br /><i>Larry R. Bramlage and Alan J. Ruggles</i></p> <p>29 Fractures of the Radius 527<br /><i>Joerg A. Auer</i></p> <p>30 Fractures of the Ulna 545<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon</i></p> <p>31 Fractures of the Humerus 567<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon and Jeffrey P. Watkins</i></p> <p>32 Luxation of the Shoulder 588<br /><i>Ashlee E. Watts and Alan J. Nixon</i></p> <p>33 Fractures of the Scapula 603<br /><i>Stephen B. Adams and Alan J. Nixon</i></p> <p>34 Fractures and Luxations of the Hock 613<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon</i></p> <p>35 Fractures of the Tibia 648<br /><i>Jeffrey P. Watkins and Sarah N. Sampson</i></p> <p>36 Fractures of the Stifle 664<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon</i></p> <p>37 Fractures of the Femur 688<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon, Larry R. Bramlage, and Steven R. Hance</i></p> <p>38 Luxation and Subluxation of the Coxofemoral Joint 706<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon and Norm G. Ducharme</i></p> <p>39 Fractures of the Pelvis 723<br /><i>Norm G. Ducharme and Alan J. Nixon</i></p> <p>40 Fractures of the Vertebrae 734<br /><i>Alan J. Nixon</i></p> <p>41 Fractures of the Head 770<br /><i>Anton E. Fuerst and Joerg A. Auer</i></p> <p>42 Medical Aspects of Traumatic Brain Injury in Horses 800<br /><i>Stephen M. Reed</i></p> <p><b>Part III Postoperative Aspects of Fracture Repair 805</b></p> <p>43 Systems for Recovery from Anesthesia 807<br /><i>John B. Madison</i></p> <p>44 Postanesthetic Myopathy 814<br /><i>Manuel Martin‐Flores and Robin D. Gleed</i></p> <p>45 Implant Removal 823<br /><i>Alan J. Ruggles</i></p> <p>46 Orthopedic Implant Failure 831<br /><i>David M. Nunamaker</i></p> <p>47 Delayed Union, Nonunion, and Malunion 835<br /><i>Norm G. Ducharme and Alan J. Nixon</i></p> <p>48 Osteomyelitis 851<br /><i>Laurie R. Goodrich</i></p> <p>49 Stress‐induced Laminitis 874<br /><i>Scott Morrison</i></p> <p>50 New Implant Systems 885<br /><i>Joerg A. Auer</i></p> <p>Index 892</p>

<p><b>The Editor</b> <p><b>Alan J. Nixon</b>, BVSc, MS, Diplomate ACVS, is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of the Comparative Orthopaedics Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, USA, and Senior Orthopedic Surgeon at the Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists private practice in Elmont, New York, USA.

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