Kirschner wire creates more microdamage than standard or acrylic drill bits in the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculi) femur
The rabbit bone cortex is thin and brittle relative to dogs and cats, leading to failure during and after fracture fixation. The clinical failure of rabbit bone is at least partially caused by drill bits or K-wires causing microcracks.
Authors
- Anna M. Massie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0598-4200)
- Susan M. Stover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2111-7887)
- David Sánchez-Migallón Guzman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5858-5142)
- Denis J. Marcellin‐Little (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6596-5928)
- Tanya C. Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6137-6085)
- Po‐Yen Chou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0344-5465)
- Amy S. Kapatkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1836-3021)
Institutions
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2024-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.24.07.0198
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39