Bone splint surgery !!!!!!!

You are logged in as a guest. Logon or register an account to access more features.

Bone splint surgery !!!!!!! Moderators: luluwhit, gotothewhip, cindyt, crossspur, ForumAdmin Jump to page :	Last activity 2014-12-16 8:56 AM 9 replies, 3472 views View previous thread :: View next thread
General Discussion -> Barrel Talk


Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-12-14 9:28 PM Subject: Bone splint surgery !!!!!!!
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	I have a mare that was kicked in her splint bone and instead of a clean break like they normally do she has a chip. Happened 2 weeks ago had it X-rayed Thursday. Vet said re X-ray in 30 days and see if the body did anything, to prevent surgery. If surgery does have to happen. Will she be out for a long time ? 1 vet said a short amount and the other said 3-6 months. What's a normal cost of surgery like this.? This isn't a barrel career ending surgery is it ? I've heard it's rather simple and just time. She's on stall rest and it does keep swelling with butecort sweat on it. Have rotated to furizon and DMSO. Any other suggests to help and or prevent surgery possibly. Thanks Also she's a 4yr :( Edited by Lilpad05 2014-12-14 9:29 PM
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

cheryl makofka Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2014-12-14 9:54 PM Subject: RE: Bone splint surgery !!!!!!!
The Advice Guru Posts: 6419	How old is the mare What type of surgery. Removal or plate? Personally had many experiences with splint fractures had anywhere from shattered to clean breaks never had surgery. I have had bone marrow injected into the break and have been back riding in 6 weeks. I have had generic stem cells injected into the break and been back on in 6 weeks. Both have been used with shattered and the bone completely healed in less then 6 weeks. All horses were on stall rest for the 6 weeks. All surgeries have risk factors and if they are removing the splint the chances of arthritis in the knee increases depending on the technique used. Also with one technique there is a chance the remaining splint will aggravate and another surgery is needed.
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-12-14 10:14 PM Subject: RE: Bone splint surgery !!!!!!!
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	She's 4. The splint bone is broke with a chip kinda just hanging out. Vet said the body may do what it needs to so that's why we are waiting 1 month for another X-ray. We would only be removing the chip not the whole splint bone. Thanks.
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

cheryl makofka Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2014-12-14 11:49 PM Subject: RE: Bone splint surgery !!!!!!!
The Advice Guru Posts: 6419	If she is 4 she still needs her splint bone, it cannot be removed till age of 6 I believe without complications. Personally I would have the vet remove it now inject HA and stem cells into the area then wait a month. Recovery time will all depend on how bad the splint bone is damaged and what part of the leg they have to get in.
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

Fun2Run Reg. Jul 2005	Posted 2014-12-15 12:48 AM Subject: RE: Bone splint surgery !!!!!!!
A Barrel Of Monkeys Posts: 12972 Location: Texas	I have a horse that had a splint bone broken almost in half. He had surgery with a plate. He recovered from the surgery just fine, but the plate is now causing him some issues, so he is going back to the vet to probably have it removed. Of course, my horse is the one in 1,000 that the plate bothers. The vet explained to me that the "outside" splint bone does bear some weight and supports the outside structures of the knee.
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-12-15 8:32 AM Subject: RE: Bone splint surgery !!!!!!!
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	This is an outside one :(.
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-12-15 8:55 PM Subject: RE: Bone splint surgery !!!!!!!
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	...
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

stayceem Reg. May 2007	Posted 2014-12-15 9:02 PM Subject: RE: Bone splint surgery !!!!!!!
Not Afraid to Work Posts: 4717	A friend of mine's 6 year old just had both splint bones removed due to a fracture that was causing her a lot of discomfort. They said it was a better idea to remove both due to their size. Surgery was done in October and I know she can start riding her again in a week or two. She did have the incision reopen which delayed it a bit.
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-12-15 9:15 PM Subject: RE: Bone splint surgery !!!!!!!
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	Ok. Thanks. :)
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

Jenbabe Reg. Jul 2006	Posted 2014-12-16 8:56 AM Subject: RE: Bone splint surgery !!!!!!!
Coyote Country Queen Posts: 5666	I had a mare fracture one on the hind that healed in its own. Then the same mare broke one on her other hind leg. Hers became infected and a portion had to be removed. She was on stall rest for awhile, but when she was ready to go again I was pregnant so just turned her out to pasture. After my son was born I legged her back up. The bone removal did not seem to bother her...it was all the other stuff that accident prone mare did to herself that got her retired!
↑ Top ↓ Bottom