Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jan 1997)

CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN HEALING OF FRACTURE OF METACARPUS IN CALVES TREATED WITH FRESH AUTOGENOUS RIB GRAFTS

  • K.V. Syam,
  • A.M. Jalaluddin,
  • K.N.M. Nayar,
  • P.O. George,
  • N. Gopakumar

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 1
pp. 25 – 27

Abstract

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Healing of complete mid-shaft metacarpal fracture was studied in calves after treatment _with autogenous rib graft. Stability of fragments was better with rib grafting and healing was quicker and better.