USE OF A FLOTATION TANK TO SLING HORSES AND CATTLE UNDERGCING SURGERY TO THE LIMBS

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A system using a suitably sized flotation tank was developed to reduce the weight that horses and cattle place upon their legs after undergoing surgery to their limbs. The system overcomes the need for the patient to lie down for long periods, thus preventing decubitus. The system is well tolerated with few side effects; after prolonged flotation alopecia may occur on those parts of the patient which remain continuously immersed in water. The method is now commonly referred to as the Queensland sling.

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