A Thoroughbred racehorse with a unicortical palmar lateral condylar fracture returned to training 14 days after surgery: a hypothesis on the role of a single bone screw on crack propagation. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • A 2-year-old Thoroughbred racehorse had LF lameness that began post high-speed exercise and persisted for two days before the horse once again became sound. Diagnostic analgesia localized the lameness to the LF distal metacarpus, and a standing MRI identified a unicortical condylar fracture. A single 5.5 mm cortical screw was placed in lag fashion. The horse began hand walking at 14 days, racetrack jogging at 30 days, and racing at 5 months after the day of surgery. Placement of a single lag screw ahead of the tip of the crack in unicortical condylar fracture may be useful for reducing the recovery period for horses returning to training and racing.

published proceedings

  • J Equine Sci

author list (cited authors)

  • Brown, H. R., Peloso, J. G., Werner, W. C., Mecholsky, J. J., Cohen, N. D., & Vogler, J. B.

citation count

  • 1

complete list of authors

  • Brown, Holly R||Peloso, John G||Werner, Will Clay-||Mecholsky, John J||Cohen, Noah D||Vogler, James B

publication date

  • March 2019