An unusual case of distal phalanx fracture in a horse
McDiarmid, A.M.
Veterinary Record 137(24): 613-615
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 8746851 Document Number: 452089
A mature Thoroughbred cross gelding with an acute onset forelimb lameness was found to have sustained a fracture to the distal phalanx. The fracture traversed the distal phalanx in a lateromedial direction dividing the phalanx into halves, dorsally and palmarly and was classed as a frontal fracture. The horse was treated conservatively and after 14 months rest it returned to work. Three years later the horse remains sound.