collatera ligament tear hock any experienc in recover after op

Gryfiss

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My horse had a op on Wednesday to remove a granuloma due to a collateral ligament tear .

All went well and he is back home today.

On my after care notes it says box rest until sutures are removed which will be next thurs does this mean that he will be able to be turned out after this?

After that it says start with 10 min walking in hand twice a day then build up to 20 min twice a day over a month.

The vets are a bit vague on when he will be back starting ridden work has anyone else dealt with a similar sort of injury at all any experiences would be great to hear thanks in advance.
 
I have no experience of the injury , you need to clarify with the vet but I think he will still be in the box for the next month at least with just the inhand walking until he gets the ok to start restricted turnout once everything looks to be healing well.
 
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