Showing papers on "Patella fracture published in 1983"
TL;DR: Six cases of patella fractures are reported; three horses presented an avulsion fracture of the medial patellar angle; one of these horses recovered after three months' rest but radiographically the fracture remained visible.
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.
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