Brain Teaser: Can you solve this puzzle?

by samantha_ashenhurst | August 28, 2020 2:07 pm

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Presentation

A 10-month-old Italian greyhound presents with a fracture of the radius and ulna.

Question 1: Which surgical repair is ideal?
	A bone plate with screws is ideal because it provides good rotational stability
	A splint is perfectly adequate in this small breed
	An IM pin in the radius is ideal because it provides good rotational stability

Question 2: The radius-ulna fracture should heal:
	In two months
	In one month
	In four months

Question 3: After surgery, it is reasonable to prescribe:
	NSAIDs for two weeks to control pain
	Antibiotics for four weeks to prevent infection
	Steroids for four weeks to decrease inflammation

Score Me!

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