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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
The case histories and follow-up data for 11 horses with slab fractures of the central or 3rd tarsal bones were examined for information pertaining to the diagnosis, which was difficult to identify, treatment, which was proven ineffective, and the prognosis, which was shown to be poor for return to racing. The purpose of the study was to define the results that could be obtained by nonoperative methods, in an attempt to determine whether surgical treatment was advisable. Nine of the horses were Standardbreds and 2 were Thoroughbreds; all horses were 2 to 4 years old and were being exercised at race speed when the injury occurred. The diagnosis usually was made at the referral examination, some time after injury. Distention of the tibiotarsal joint usually developed following fracture of the central tarsal bone. In some fractures, local anesthetic injection or multiple radiographic views were required for diagnosis. Not all fracture planes were demonstrable radiographically. Prolonged rest was ineffective in restoring athletic soundness. Lag screw fixation was used in 1 horse, the only horse in the series that raced successfully after injury.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-1488
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
182
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1234-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Fractures of the central and third tarsal bones in horses.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article