Day: June 15, 2020

X-ray: severe proximal intertarsal joint loss.

Hock Arthritis

This patient is a 12 year old quarter-horse gelding that was used for barrel racing. He presented to Cave Creek Equineâ„¢ with a severe left hind lameness, and a large amount of fluid in the tibiotarsal joint (hock joint). The hock joint is made up

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Horse's leg with bandage and swelling.

Equine Patella Fracture

This is an 8 month old, quarter-horse colt that sustained an injury to his left stifle. The cause of the injury was unknown, but he did have a superficial skin abrasion over the front of the stifle. He was 4/5 lame on the left hind and

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