Fractures in the Horse

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<p><i>Fractures in the Horse</i> is a comprehensive contemporaneous reference on the subject.</p><p>The first 15 chapters deal with principles such as:</p><ul><li>Bone structure and function, physiological aspects of adaptation, stress protection and ultrastructural morphology.</li><li>The pathophysiology of fractures, including material features of bone failure, modes of fracture, loading characteristics, stress and strain.</li><li>Fracture epidemiology including geographic, discipline and horse level incidence, risk factors and variants and predictability.</li><li>Diagnostic imaging including radiography, ultrasonography, scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and positron emission tomography.</li><li>Acute fracture management, pre-operative planning, anaesthesia and analgesisa, standing fracture repair and management of complications.</li><li>Surgical equiptment and repair techniques, external coaptation and rehabilitaion.</li></ul><p>The following 22 chapter