G. E. Fackelman
J. A. Auer
D. M. Nunamaker
(Editors)
L. R. Bramlage
D. W. Richardson
M. D. Markel
B. von Salis
(Authors)
Thieme
Stuttgart · New York 1999
G. E. Fackelman, Prof. DVM Dr. med. vet. ACVS, ECVS Clin. Prof. Surgery, Tufts University Rockwood, ME 04478, USA
J. A. Auer, Prof. Dr. med. vet. MS, dipl. ACVS, ECVS Veterinary Surgery Clinic, University of Zürich CH-8057 Zürich
D. M. Nunamaker, Prof. VMD ACVS Jacques Jenny Professor of Orthopedic Surgery University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center Kennett Square, PA 19348, USA
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Acknowledgement: Figures F27A, F14I–N, F22A, F25A, F25B, F24A, F24B, F4D, F4E, F4F, F4I, F4G, F4J, F4H, F4L, F4K, F4P, F4Qa, F4Qb, F4O, F4N, F4S & F4R are reprinted from Auer & Stick, Equine Surgery (second edition, 1999) with permission from W. B. Saunders Company (a division of Harcourt, Brace & Company, USA-Philadelphia).
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Foreword —H. Rosen
Basic principles of fracture treatment —D.M. Nunamaker
1.3 Precise anatomic reconstruction
1.5 Soft tissue considerations
General techniques and biomechanics —D.M. Nunamaker
2.1.1 Drilling and tapping holes in bone