SURGICAL TREATMENT OF UPWARD PATELLAR FIXATION OF IN BUFFALOES OF BASRAH PROVINCE
A study was conducted on 65 clinical cases of upward fixation of patella of she buffaloes treated during the last years(2000 - 2006). The occurrence of the disease with respect to species and season were documented Buffaloes suffering from jerky movement during flexion to complete immobilizatio...
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| Language: | English |
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College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah, Iraq
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research |
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| Online Access: | https://bjvr.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_55765_7678a03fc243dccef561a4a239f65f58.pdf |
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| Summary: | A study was conducted on 65 clinical cases of upward fixation of patella of she buffaloes treated during the last years(2000 - 2006). The occurrence of the disease with respect to species and season were documented
Buffaloes suffering from jerky movement during flexion to complete immobilization of the joint. Since the animal fixes its( limb in extension ) while the patella glides up over the trochela. All Buffaloes were affected with upward fixation of the patella in one back leg.
After medial patellar desmotomy, buffaloes become health sound and returned in stride normal.
The purpose of this study was to treat and report for the first in literature of upward fixation in buffaloes in Basra provinces.
Alternatively tying the animals to a wheel of a bullock cart also resulted in good control of animals under field conditions. |
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| ISSN: | 1813-8497 2410-8456 |