Judith Findley

Donnington Grove Veterinary Group, Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2JB

Figure 1. Flexed dorsopalmar/plantar radiographic views of the metacarpophalangeal joint showing (a) a typical, complete, minimally displaced lateral condylar fracture and (b) a typical incomplete medial condylar fracture with a spiralling configuration extending into the proximal diaphysis. Soft tissue swelling of the metacarpophalangeal joint is evident in both cases. The lateral aspect is to the left of both images.

Diagnosis and management of stress fractures and fatigue injuries in horses

Stress fractures can occur in any horse undergoing repetitive exercise, although this type of injury is most commonly diagnosed in young Thoroughbred racehorses. In a study looking at incidence of...

Figure 8. Typically ‘dropped elbow’ appearance of an olecranon fracture, the horse is unable to extend the elbow and carpus. There is moderate soft tissue swelling of the elbow.
Veterinary

Diagnosis and management of traumatic equine fractures: an update

Fractures of the distal phalanx (pedal bone) usually occur as a result of trauma such as kicking a solid object, standing on a stone or fast exercise on hard ground. Horses may present with similar...

Veterinary

Interpretation of distal limb nerve blocks in the horse

For diagnostic analgesia to be correctly interpreted, the horse must have a consistent lameness from which an improvement can clearly be seen. It can be difficult to appreciate an improvement in very...

Figure 7. Typically ‘dropped elbow’ appearance of an olecranon fracture, the horse is unable to extend the elbow and carpus. There is moderate soft tissue swelling of the elbow.
Veterinary

Diagnosis and management of traumatic equine fractures

Fractures of the distal phalanx (pedal bone) usually occur as a result of trauma such as kicking a solid object, standing on a stone or fast exercise on hard ground. Horses may present with similar...