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A Surgical Procedure for Resecting the Mouse Rib: A Model for Large-Scale Long Bone Repair
Published on: January 21, 2015
Survival and racing performance after surgical treatment of rib fractures in foals
Ana Velloso Álvarez1, Cole B Sandow2, Dwayne H Rodgerson2
1University Cardenal Herrera CEU, Valencia, Spain.
Objective:
To evaluate the short and long-term outcomes of foals treated surgically for fractured ribs and variables that may affect outcome.
Study Design:
Retrospective.
Animals:
Seventy-three equine neonates with surgically repaired fractured ribs.
Methods:
Medical records were reviewed to include sex, breed, the side of thorax affected, number of ribs fractured, co-morbidities directly associated with rib fracture, and surgical technique used. Short-term outcome was defined as survival to discharge. Long-term outcome was whether or not they started a race. Race records of maternal siblings were obtained for comparison.
Results:
Seventy-three neonates underwent surgery for fractured ribs. Fifty-seven neonates (78%) survived to discharge from the hospital. Rib fractures were more commonly observed in colts and in the left hemithorax (61% and 57%, respectively). Sex, side affected, number of ribs fractured, co-morbidities, number of ribs repaired, and surgical technique did not affect the short- or long-term outcomes. Thirty-five of 57 (61%) foals treated surgically for rib fractures that survived to discharge started a race compared to 173 of 257 (67%) of maternal siblings that raced.
Conclusions:
Short- and long-term outcome were not affected by co-morbidities, surgical technique, or number of fractured ribs.
Clinical Significance:
Neonates with surgically repaired fractured ribs had a good prognosis for survival and and those that survived had a similar chances of starting a race compared to maternal siblings.
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