Short‐ and long‐term survival, complications, return to racing, and racing performance of 150 racehorses with medial condylar fractures of the third metacarpal/metatarsal bone treated by internal fixation (2000–2020)

Objective To report the rate of survival, rate of return to racing, and quality of racing performance following surgical fixation of medial condylar fractures. Study design Retrospective study. Animals A total of 150 Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorses surgically treated for medial condylar fra...

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Published in:Veterinary surgery 2025-08, Vol.54 (6), p.1176-1184
Main Authors: Ruspi, Bianca D., Bramlage, Larry R., Ruggles, Alan J., Slone, Stacey A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bone implants
Bone Plates - veterinary
Bone Screws - veterinary
class
decline
Fatalities
Female
Fixation
Fracture Fixation, Internal - adverse effects
Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods
Fracture Fixation, Internal - veterinary
Fractures
Fractures, Bone - mortality
Fractures, Bone - surgery
Fractures, Bone - veterinary
Horse Diseases - surgery
Horses
Horses - injuries
Injuries
Male
Medical prognosis
Medical records
Metacarpal
Metacarpal Bones - injuries
Metacarpal Bones - surgery
metacarpus
Metatarsal Bones - injuries
Metatarsal Bones - surgery
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Postoperative Complications - veterinary
Profits
prognosis
Racehorses
Racing
Racing performance
Retrospective Studies
Sports
Standardbred
surgery
Survival
survival rate
Thoroughbred
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