Autogenous Cancellous Bone Grafts From the Sternum in Horses Comparison With Other Donor Sites and Results of Use in Orthopedic Surgery |
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| Authors: | G L RICHARDSON dvm R R POOL dvm PhD J R PASCOE bvsc J D WHEAT dvm Dipiomateacvs |
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| Institution: | Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Davis, California.;Departments of Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California.;Departments of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California. |
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| Abstract: | Cancellous bone was collected from the fourth or fifth sternebra of six horses aged 12 to 36 months, and compared quantitatively and qualitatively with cancellous bone collected from the tuber coxa, proximal tibia, and rib at the time of necropsy, 28 to 49 days after surgery. Cancellous bone collected from the sternum was equivalent in amount and in microscopic appearance to that collected from the other three sites.
Cancellous bone also was collected from the sternum for use during clinical orthopedic surgery in 18 horses. Wound dehiscence occurring in two horses healed uneventfully by second intention. In each horse, an adequate amount of cancellous bone was obtained from one sternebra, with the exception of one horse where cancellous bone from two sternebra was used. Major complications with the donor sites were not encountered. |
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