title: Use of a fracture distractor in two cattle.
abstract: Open reduction and internal fixation was attempted in a 16-month-old cow with a fracture of the femur and a 10-month-old heifer with a fracture of the humerus. In both animals, manual reduction of the fracture was unsuccessful, but following application of a fracture distractor, reduction was easily accomplished.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48864, USA.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Ames
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belknap
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DeCamp
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000662:veterinary; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000662:veterinary; D002417:Cattle / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000662:veterinary*; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*