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Splint bone/ suspensory injuries.

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Whoop Z Day Z
Reg. Sep 2007
Posted 2018-12-11 7:52 AM
Subject: Splint bone/ suspensory injuries.


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Location: Ft Worth TX		Long story short 5-6 months ago my cutting filly was diagnosed with a fractured splint bone and small suspensory tear by Outlaw Equine. Plan was to turn her out until we were able to do surgery and had a pretty clear patch in the weather- I don’t have stalls. This was also to help heal the suspensory. I brought her home from the grass lease a week ago. That filly is SOUND, very sound! Long trot, runs, bucks like an idiot, does her lead changes flawlessly across the pasture.
Is it possible it could have calcified? It’s the outside of her right rear.
I really had all intentions to have surgery done already but between a new transmission and rear end, I havnt.
I may take her for a recheck.
Anyone ever heard of this injury healing on its own? The swelling is down 80% from what it was.
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Kay-DRacing.
Reg. Jun 2009
Posted 2018-12-11 9:25 AM
Subject: RE: Splint bone/ suspensory injuries.



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Location: MN		YES! It can happen. Happened to my gelding a few years ago. Visibly broken splint on an xray and was told stall rest and wrap with some ice tight. Well, the ice tight burned his skin (he's a paint and this was his first injury ever so I didnt know he would react to it). We had to wait another 3 weeks before surgery for the scabs to heal. I'm not sure if it was a blessing in disguise or what because when we stepped off the the trailer, my vets jaw hit the ground. He was expecting it to be 3 times the size  that it was. Almost all of the swelling was gone! So we took more xrays and determined surgery would not happen, as it had started calcifing. It was winter by that point and would have 5 more months off anyways so it all worked out. He came back stronger than ever! And no - he never took a lame or off step either during this whole thing.
I would definitely go get more xrays done if I were you. You just never know!
 
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Liana D
Reg. Sep 2008
Posted 2018-12-11 10:53 AM
Subject: RE: Splint bone/ suspensory injuries.


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Location: Claremore, OK		Sometimes, it’s actually the mechanism of the suspensory that breaks the spiint bone.
Yes, they can heal, to some degree in their own. When you don’t do any rehab or therapy you run the risk of over calcification where the break was that will interfere and cause pain in the suspensory. Depends lot on location.

Edited by Liana D 2018-12-11 10:55 AM
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