Tarsal fractures in a heifer and a bull
Welker, F.H.; Modransky, P.D.; Rings, D.M.; Hull, B.L.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 195(2): 240-241
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 2768044 Document Number: 344393
Tarsal fractures were diagnosed in a heifer and a bull. In both cases, radiography confirmed intra-articular fractures, with subluxation of the fracture fragment. Sudden, nonreducible hock flexion was a clinical sign in both cases. This sign may be highly suggestive of intra-articular fracture when diagnosis must be made without radiography.