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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1988; 01(02): 104-107
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633173
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Characteristics of Accessory Carpal Bone Fractures in 50 Racing Greyhounds

K. A. Johnson
*   From the Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
,
D. L. Piermattei
*   From the Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
,
Ph. E. Davis
**   From the Department of Clinical Sciences and the Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
,
Ch. R. Bellenger
**   From the Department of Clinical Sciences and the Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
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Fifty racing greyhounds with fracture of the accessory carpal bone presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospitals at The University of Sydney (n = 35) and Colorado State University (n = 15) were reviewed for the purpose of identifying the frequency of the various fracture types, and to suggest possible factors which predispose to the injuries. All but three fractures occurred while the dogs were racing. All dogs raced on elliptical tracks in a counterclockwise direction, and this was implicated in the pathogenesis and anatomical distribution of these fractures.

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Accessory carpal bone - Greyhounds - Fractures
 

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