Understanding the physeal spike complex in equine athletes
BY DR BARNY FRASER
About the author:
Barny Fraser, BVSc MSc CertES(Orth) AFHEA DipECVS MRCVS, is an Associate Professor of Equine Surgery at Murdoch University in Western Australia and a Recognised Specialist since 2006 (ECVS, ABVS). He is primarily involved in clinical teaching of lameness and surgery in horses, with special interests in fracture repair and arthroscopic surgery. Research interests include the use of CT for pre-surgical diagnosis and planning as well as investigating longitudinal development of pre-fracture pathology using CT and MRI in young racehorses.
In addition to undergraduate, intern and resident training, his passion for clinical teaching led him to become initially AO VET Faculty and subsequently the Equine Representative on the Asia-Pacific Board of AO VET, where he hopes to help shape the future of post-graduate veterinary surgical education in the region.
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