title: Vertebral canal location of a broken drill bit.
abstract: A 2 mm drill broke during plate fixation of an ilial fracture. Postoperative radiographs showed the tip of the drill bit to be within the L7 vertebral canal. It was retrieved 10 days later via dorsal laminectomy, immediately restoring weight bearing.
authors.affiliation: Scarsdale Veterinary Hospital, Derby, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Etchepareborde
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mills
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000662:veterinary