[An unusual example of primary weight bearing stability of a limb fracture of the oryx antelope after external fixation with the original Ilisarov fixator].
This paper reports the stabilization of an open comminuted fracture of the metatarsus of a rare white Arabian oryx using an original Ilisarov-fixator. The antelope (weighing 75 kg!) walked with its full weight on the stabilized leg immediately after operative treatment, thus demonstrating the high degree of stability of such a system. In our opinion, the Ilisarow technique is, in selected cases, an adequate method for stabilizing highly unstable open fractures in veterinary practice.
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Abteilung für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus Hamburg.
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D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D000866:Antelopes / Q000293:injuries*; D016267:External Fixators / Q000662:veterinary*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008684:Metatarsus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology*
Ein aussergewöhnliches Fallbeispiel für die primäre Belastungsstabilität einer Extremitätenfraktur der Oryx-Antilope nach externer Fixation mit dem Original-Ilisarow-Fixateur.