Tibial tuberosity and/or crest fractures uncommonly occur in horses and are generally acquired injuries associated with direct trauma to the stifle region. Non-articular, minimally to moderately displaced tibial tuberosity fractures can be conservatively managed with strict stall rest for several...

Stifle injuries are increasingly recognised as a major cause of hind limb lameness and commonly affect the soft tissues of the joint in adult horses, making ultrasonography a vital part of diagnostic imaging of this joint. This article aims to provide an introduction to stifle ultrasonography. To...

A case of fracture of the medial intercondylar eminence (MICET) of the tibia in the left hind limb of an 11-year-old Thoroughbred cross mare, caused by receiving a kick while at pasture, is discussed. No significant physical abnormalities were found and all fibular and tibial nerve blocks were...

CASE HISTORY: Three Thoroughbred horses, a 6-week-old filly (Case 1), a 15-year-old broodmare (Case 2) and a yearling filly (Case 3), sustained synovial sepsis secondary to trauma. CLINICAL FINDINGS: Case 1 presented with a heel bulb laceration communicating with the distal interphalangeal joint....

This report describes repair of a tibial fracture in a 32 day-old foal and femoral fracture in a 12-year-old stallion, using a half pin compression device made of titanium. It consisted of 8 half threaded self-tapping pins attached to the main splint bar by clamps adjustable in 2 planes by means of ...