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Barbaro leg plate and screws.

Advanced Materials & Processes, July, 2006

X-rays released by the University of Pennsylvania show the right hind leg bone of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, following surgery to repair his leg, which was fractured in three places during the Preakness Stakes on May 20. The surgery was done at the Widener Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine's New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The internal fixation equipment was supplied by Synthes Inc., West Chester, Pa. The bones were set by a large locking compression plate, which contains 16 holes. The plate and the 27 screws are made of 316 stainless steel. The plate is basically sized for a human femur, but is thicker and stronger. Stainless steel was used instead of titanium because it has...

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