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17 February 2014

Irish Field Contributor on 17 Feb 2014

Hands On: Condylar fractures

Turlough McNally explains how injuries like condylar fractures occur

Irish Field Contributor

17 February 2014

A: Non-displaced lateral condylar fracture of the right forelimb. The outside of the limb is to the left of the picture. White arrows denote the fracture. B: Displaced lateral condylar fracture. White arrow points to step defect in the fetlock joint. C: Lateral condylar fracture of the horse repaired with screws.

A. Medial condylar fracture of the right forelimb. The inside of the limb is to the right of the picture. White arrows denote spiraling fracture lines. B. Repaired medial condylar fracture of the same horse using a bone plate and screws.

Condylar fractures are the most common long bone fractures in horses. They occur at the bottom of cannon bone where it meets the fetlock joint. They most typically occur in thoroughbred racehorses but are also prevalent in endurance horses and occasionally occur in three-day event horses.

These fractures occur via two distinct mechanisms: