The Editor Alan J. Nixon, BVSc, MS, Diplomate ACVS, is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of the Comparative Orthopaedics Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, USA, and Senior Orthopedic Surgeon at the Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists private practice in Elmont, New York, USA.

• Contributors xiPreface to the Second Edition xivPreface to the First Edition xvAcknowledgments xviPart I Introduction 11 Bone Structure and the Response of Bone to Stress 3Mark D. Markel2 Fracture Biomechanics 12Mark D. Markel3 Fracture Healing 24Mark D. Markel4 General Considerations for Fracture Repair 35Alan J. Nixon5 Racetrack Fracture Management and Emergency Care 44Ian M. Wright6 First Aid and Transportation of Equine Fracture Patients 83Larry R. Bramlage7 Perioperative Considerations 91Alan J. Nixon8 Surgical Equipment and Implants for Fracture Repair 107Joerg A. Auer9 Principles of Fracture Fixation 127Alan J. Nixon, Joerg A. Auer , and Jeffrey P. Watkins10 Application of the Locking Compression Plate (LCP) 156Dean W. Richardson11 Bone Grafts and Bone Substitutes 163Mark D. Markel12 Biologic Agents to Enhance Fracture Healing 173Mark D. Markel and Howard Seeherman13 Casting and Transfixation Casting Techniques 188Ashlee E. Watts and Lisa A. FortierPart II Specific Fractures 21914 Fractures of the Distal Phalanx 221Alan J. Nixon, Norm G. Ducharme, and Alicia L. Bertone15 Fractures of the Navicular Bone 242Michael C. Schramme and Roger K.W. Smith16 Arthrodesis of the Distal Interphalangeal Joint 257Chad J. Zubrod and Robert K. Schneider17 Fractures of the Middle Phalanx 264Jeffrey P. Watkins18 Arthrodesis of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint 277Jeffrey P. Watkins19 Fractures of the Proximal Phalanx 295Dean W. Richardson20 Fractures and Luxations of the Fetlock 320C. Wayne McIlwraith21 Fractures of the Proximal Sesamoid Bones 341Ian M. Wright22 Fractures of the Condyles of the Third Metacarpal and Metatarsal Bones 378Ian M. Wright and Alan J. Nixon23 Arthrodesis of the Metacarpo/Metatarsophalangeal Joint 425Larry R. Bramlage24 Fractures of the Third Metacarpal/Metatarsal Diaphysis and Metaphysis 436Robert K. Schneider and Sarah N. Sampson25 Third Metacarpal Dorsal Stress Fractures 452Alan J. Nixon, Sue Stover, and David M. Nunamaker26 Fractures of the Small Metacarpal and Metatarsal (Splint) Bones 465Alan J. Nixon and Lisa A. Fortier27 Fractures of the Carpus 480C. Wayne McIlwraith28 Arthrodesis of the Carpus 515Larry R. Bramlage and Alan J. Ruggles29 Fractures of the Radius 527Joerg A. Auer30 Fractures of the Ulna 545Alan J. Nixon31 Fractures of the Humerus 567Alan J. Nixon and Jeffrey P. Watkins32 Luxation of the Shoulder 588Ashlee E. Watts and Alan J. Nixon33 Fractures of the Scapula 603Stephen B. Adams and Alan J. Nixon34 Fractures and Luxations of the Hock 613Alan J. Nixon35 Fractures of the Tibia 648Jeffrey P. Watkins and Sarah N. Sampson36 Fractures of the Stifle 664Alan J. Nixon37 Fractures of the Femur 688Alan J. Nixon, Larry R. Bramlage, and Steven R. Hance38 Luxation and Subluxation of the Coxofemoral Joint 706Alan J. Nixon and Norm G. Ducharme39 Fractures of the Pelvis 723Norm G. Ducharme and Alan J. Nixon40 Fractures of the Vertebrae 734Alan J. Nixon41 Fractures of the Head 770Anton E. Fuerst and Joerg A. Auer42 Medical Aspects of Traumatic Brain Injury in Horses 800Stephen M. ReedPart III Postoperative Aspects of Fracture Repair 80543 Systems for Recovery from Anesthesia 807John B. Madison44 Postanesthetic Myopathy 814Manuel Martin‐Flores and Robin D. Gleed45 Implant Removal 823Alan J. Ruggles46 Orthopedic Implant Failure 831David M. Nunamaker47 Delayed Union, Nonunion, and Malunion 835Norm G. Ducharme and Alan J. Nixon48 Osteomyelitis 851Laurie R. Goodrich49 Stress‐induced Laminitis 874Scott Morrison50 New Implant Systems 885Joerg A. AuerIndex 892

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