Splint surgery

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What's your vet told you? There's plenty online if you Google, too. The operation to remove the broken or part of a splint bone should be fairly simple and trouble free with an easy recovery, but there are other situations which are more complex. What operation exactly are you having done?
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Thanks for that. Our vet is just referring her to leahurst and we are awaiting a phone call. The splint bone bone is broken into 8 pieces and needs surgery to remove it all. That's all we know at the minute. She's not showing any signs of lameness although vet said she should be ? She's a stoic little mare .
 
Claireb1311 said:
Thanks for that. Our vet is just referring her to leahurst and we are awaiting a phone call. The splint bone bone is broken into 8 pieces and needs surgery to remove it all. That's all we know at the minute. She's not showing any signs of lameness although vet said she should be ? She's a stoic little mare .
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What a shame for both of you. As long as the top break doesn't interfere with the knee joint this should be reasonably straightforward. The splint bone is left-over from ancestors which had an additional bone. It serves no purpose except to cause problems!

The cannon bone area and interosseous ligament will be sore for a while, the skin will need to heal, but the cannon bone itself should be completely unaffected. You'll be in good hands with Leahurst but I hope you're insured!

I'd take a close look at the itemised bill if you are paying it yourself.
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Claireb1311 said:
Not insured anymore I'm afraid !!! Thank you , yes I always check my bills. Fingers crossed all goes to plan .
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In which case I'll warn you about two friends bills, admittedly from a long while away now.

They were offered a coffee while they were waiting one day. It appeared as a charge on their bill.

The second lot saw a ”sundries” charge on a bill where every cotton wool ball and inch of bandage was itemised. They asked what the sundries were and the amount was removed from the bill.

I myself received a £50 bill so much delayed, with no explanation of what it was for, that I had had time to sell the horse and take him to his new home, where he had been for several months. I had already paid the 80 I was quoted.

Good luck!
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I had one that suffered a bad kick from an unshod pony that shattered the near hind splint bone, part severed the tendon.
Operated on the next day and 9 bits fished out, the top of the splint bone had about 2 cm below, so left that in situ.
Took her home 2 days later as I was trusted to do jabbing and wound dressings.
6 weeks box rest followed, then 12 weeks walking (1st 4 were in hand).
5 months later she was competing on the flat, 9 months later from the accident was back out drag hunting. Scarring minimal , Simon Knapp did a fabulous job.
This was the mid 90s.

OP, follow rehab advice to the T and I hope it works out.
 
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