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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

|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

|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>