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|q1=What is your diagnosis?
 
|q1=What is your diagnosis?
 
|a1=A fracture of the distal part of one of the splint bones.
 
|a1=A fracture of the distal part of one of the splint bones.
|l1=Equine Phalanges - Anatomy & Physiology#Metacarpals and Metatarsals
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|l1=Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Metacarpals and Metatarsals
 
|q2=Assuming that the injury is not associated with external trauma, how is it likely to have occurred?
 
|q2=Assuming that the injury is not associated with external trauma, how is it likely to have occurred?
 
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|q3=What associated structure may have been injured?
 
|q3=What associated structure may have been injured?
 
|a3= The adjacent suspensory ligament branch may have been sprained or even ruptured.
 
|a3= The adjacent suspensory ligament branch may have been sprained or even ruptured.
|l3=Equine Forelimb - Anatomy & Physiology#Suspensory Apparatus
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|l3=Stay Apparatus - Horse Anatomy#Suspensory Apparatus  
 
|q4= If the horse has both problems, which is most likely to cause persistent lameness?
 
|q4= If the horse has both problems, which is most likely to cause persistent lameness?
 
|a4= The splint bone fracture is unlikely to heal by bony union, but the fibrous union formed does not usually cause any problems. <br><br>
 
|a4= The splint bone fracture is unlikely to heal by bony union, but the fibrous union formed does not usually cause any problems. <br><br>
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