Ruptured coffin joint?

[nomini]

Had vet out to my mare tonight. He nerve blocked whole foot and she became 90% sound when lunged in trot. She has to go into the vet college tomorrow night for a coffin joint nerve block and x-rays on thursday. He says it could be a ruptured coffin joint - does anyone know anything about this and how it is treated (if it can be treated) and how long it takes to heal (if it ever will)?? Sorry for all the questions, just really worried about her. Any info good or bad will be really useful, thanks in advance.

 

[Mahali]

X-Ray:

http://www.hufreheforum.de/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1171005802

It is from a German laminitis-forum

 

[nomini]

Thanks but can't understand it cos it's in german!

 

[Mahali]

1. photo- broken bone
2. photo-3 weeks later
3. photo-7 weeks later
4.photo-after 3,5 month

 

[nomini]

Thanks sorry to be completely thick but how do I find the x-rays? Only opens home page from the link??

 

[Mahali]

sorry, seems it is only visible for members
how can i Put in some photos here?

 

[nomini]

You need to save the pictures to your comp, then get a photobucket account ( www.photobucket.com ) upload piccies to there, then copy code third down under pics

 

[maxebraith]

My friend bought a v nice jumping mare 6 months later went lame did all tests eventually thought it was navicular but went for x rays anyway. Turns out shed chipped her coffin bone and bits of it were getting trapped in other parts of her foot causing the lameness. Only cure was an op and touch wood shes doing ok just in light work at the mo after 3 months of box rest. Apparently every horse has a bit of its coffin bone "floating" around but some it affects more than others.