title: Traumatic patella fractures in the horse.
abstract: Six cases of patella fractures are reported. Three horses presented an avulsion fracture of the medial patellar angle. For a precise diagnosis of this fracture a radiographic skyline view was indispensable; lateral views were not diagnostic. One of these horses recovered after three months' rest but radiographically the fracture remained visible. One horse with a comminuted fracture recovered after five months' rest. A case with a contaminated longitudinal patella fracture was destroyed. The sixth horse had a chip fracture of the dorsomedial part of the patella. The outcome of this case is unknown.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000662:veterinary; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography