Aargh-horse is lame again and no closer to finding out why-any ideas?

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My big grey has gone lame again, and I was posting in the hope that someone might be able to shed some light or if they had seen anything similar before.
The background:
He was lame on his left hind (2/5) following MK (2). Went to vets to have the lameness worked up, and it was narrowed down to the fetlock. However, there has never been any heat/swelling in the region. X-rays were also taken of the region and they were commensurate with a horse of his age. Pony was injected with HA acid into the region and sent home to be brought back into work gradually.
Now 4 weeks down the line he is lame again on the near hind. His work levels have been light (gentle hacking and schooling). Vet is coming out on Monday so we can discuss next steps.
Has anyone ever come across anything like this before? At the moment I am frustratingly scratching my head
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yep, my boy has injured his supensory where it branches onto the fetlock, similar situation - he was 3/10 lame on right hind, but no obvious heat/swelling in the area..
why did they not scan if they found nothing on x-ray?
 
I had a similar problem with my mare starting last year - found and treated a slight spavin in her right hind about March time and she seemed to come back to work well - but then 2 months later we are lame again and further tests have showed that its still the spavin in her lower hock and one which never really fuse properly...she has now had to be retired from work at the age of 12yrs
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