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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1993; 06(04): 213-214
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633061
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Another Manifestation of Ununited Anconeal Process in the German Shepherd Dog?

W. T. McCartney
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Received for publication 08 July 1993

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06 February 2018 (online)

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A one-year-old German Shepherd dog sustained a proximal fracture of the ulna involving the anconeal process following a mild traumatic event. Two types of ununited anconeal processes are documented in the German Shepherd dog and this case may represent a further type.

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Anconeal process - lag screw
 

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