Anyone had experience with fractured spint bone?

[emmaln]

As title really, asking on behalf of a friend!

 

[emmaln]

Also in vet

 

[be positive]

Had a horse with an open wound and fractured splint bone, he had an op to take out fragments, completely successful, he came back to full work and later passed 5 stage vetting.

 

[emmaln]

The strange thing with this one is no wound or obvious sign of injury? Vet has just prescribed rest, 4 weeks box rest and now he is out in a small field but still lame?

 

[Cuppatea]

get comfrey oil and massage it in as often as you can. Comfreys knickname is 'knit bone' so you can figure what it does.

 

[emmaln]

Thanks, I've actually just given her some of this to try on him so fingers crossed she starts to see improvement

 

[measles]

Years and years ago had one like that, no open wound. She had a spell off, returned to work and in due course passed 5 stage vetting. Good luck to your friend.

 

[Carefreegirl]

Mine did a displacement fracture of hers, box rest and cast for a couple of months. During that time and between X-rays it broke off all together but X-rays showed it had started to fuse so left alone with option to remove if caused trouble at a later date. That was 3 yrs ago almost and never had a problem since.

 

[emmaln]

Thanks guys, good to hear these success stories, treatment seems to vary dramatically! Will pass all this on to my friend!

 

[Lynnskatz]

one of my previous horses went lame with no apparent injury, was lame for about 3 month and it turned out to be a fractured splint bone which he recovered completely except for a splint on his leg x

 

[Goldenstar]

Yes fragments removed box rested never troubled her again.

 

[emmaln]

Thanks all, it's really encouraging to hear all these success stories!

 

[LansdownK310]

Mine fractured hers in 2 places on her left hind at the end of August, they were clean fractures with no fragments. However wasnt picked up as a fracture at first she had 4 weeks off whilst the surface wound healed. No lameness at all. Vet cleared her for being back into work. We then lost a shoe in November - didnt feel right (because of splint caused by shoe wacking her leg) had the vet back and then xrayed - turns out all along she'd had the fractures but never any lameness. She had 6 weeks paddock rest, it healed really well. I then brought her back into work over about 8 weeks.

We were lucky with hers in that it didnt cause any lameness and that they were two clean fractures. There was some bony reaction (small splints) caused as a result of the healing process (it knitted on the outside first) but using compagel and having the time off soon reabsorbed - you wouldnt know to look at her leg know that there was ever a problem which i'm pleased about!

 

[liz4949]

Yes, another success story from me! Mine had an open wound and fractured splint bone when he came in from the field one day, presumed a kick. His fracture was worryingly high, in bottom 2/3 gives best chance of non-surgical healing, but with 16 weeks box rest he came right. Now 3 years on, he never has had any problem and done everything we've wanted to with him. He has a splint but it is only cosmetic and never bothers him.
Best wishes for a quick recovery.