Rm. Dabareiner et al., REMOVAL OF A FRACTURE FRAGMENT FROM THE PALMAR ASPECT OF THE INTERMEDIATE CARPAL BONE IN A HORSE, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 203(4), 1993, pp. 553-555
A 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding sustained a fracture of the palm
ar tuberosity of the intermediate carpal bone 2 weeks prior to admissi
on. The dorsolateral-palmaromedial oblique and flexed lateromedial rad
iographic views revealed the fracture line. The palmar fracture fragme
nt from the intermediate carpal bone was removed by arthrotomy of the
palmar intercarpal joint, which was approached through the carpal cana
l. Twenty months after surgery, the horse was show jumping without evi
dence of lameness.