Fractures and bone chips
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Pedal bone fractures *H&H Plus*
Although a broken bone can seriously limit or ruin a horse's career, pedal bone fractures are an exception and have a good prognosis in most cases
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Splints in horses *H&H Plus*
Splints are common in performance horses and rarely cause a problem once they have formed, but will require the horse to be rested when they first occur
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Knee joint injuries in horses *H&H VIP*
Do you know your knee injuries? Phil Cramp MRCVS discusses the potential problems in this complex joint
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First win for racehorse who underwent remarkable surgery on fractured leg
The horse had standing surgery for a micro-fracture of the cannon bone last year and has returned to race all season, scoring his first win this week
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Racehorse returns from broken leg to win first race
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Complex fractures in horses: what's the prognosis? *H&H VIP*
Fixing fracture bones with plates and screws can offer a horse a fighting chance of returning to soundness, as Andrea Oakes discovers
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Neck fractures: what's the outlook? [H&H VIP]
Can a horse recover from a fractured neck? Bruce Bladon MRCVS discusses the challenges of diagnosing and treating major spinal trauma
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Can split pasterns in horses be predicted? [H&H VIP]
A split pastern, where the first pastern bone cracks down the middle, is a common training and racing injury in thoroughbreds
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Laura Collett's Noble Bestman operated on to repair broken pastern
'Super Steve' went lame on the cross-country course at Boekelo and was found to have a clean break in a lower leg bone
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Survey links racing surfaces with stress fractures
Vets have long suspected that the incidence of certain injuries in racing varied according to the type of surface on the track
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Could fractures in horses ever be predicted?
Recent research shows that it might be possible to predict fractures in the future using MRI
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Putting a plaster cast on a horse's broken leg
What are the potential complications of putting a horse's limb in a cast?
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Broken jaws: surgery
Falls, kicks and collisions can lead to broken jaws — fractures can even be self-inflicted. But this part of the horse’s body is remarkably adept at healing
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Is surgery ever an option for broken ribs?
Breaking ribs is a painful injury for both horses and humans
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Treating a horse with a broken leg
Expert veterinary advice on what makes horses’ legs so vulnerable to fractures and what can be done to heal them
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Pelvic fractures
What are the causes and signs of pelvic fractures and what are the chances of recovery?
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Dealing with life-threatening equine fractures
H&H asks how far vets should go to try and save a horse after a traumatic injury, such as a major fracture like that suffered by Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro
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Diagnosing hairline fractures with scintigraphy
Horse & Hound explains why scintigraphy or bone scanning can be one of the best ways of diagnosing a hairline fracture
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H&H's guide to different types of fracture
Horse & Hound explains the different types of broken bone that can be suffered by a horse
