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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1997; 10(02): 67-68
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632572
Case Report
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Articular Lag Screw Fixation of a Proximal Humeral Fracture in a Dog

D. L. Holmberg
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies and Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Received for publication 09 October 1996

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22 February 2018 (online)

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The use of screws placed from the articular surface in lag fashion for the repair of proximal femoral physeal fractures has been reported experimentally and clinically with mixed results. This report describes the use of the technique in the repair of a fractured proximal humeral physis.

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Humeral fracture - lag screw fixation - dog
 

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