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Coffin Bone (Pedal Bone or Third Phalanx) Fracture in Horses
by Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Coffin bone fracture is a fairly common cause of lameness in horses. There are a number of different ways the coffin bone can fracture and the treatment and prognosis of each type are different. Any acute foot lameness should be suspect for a possible fracture. This article contains information on diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of fractures of the body of the coffin bone and the extensor process.
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~Last Updated: May 28, 2008;
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 | Tildren for coffin fracture? | 1 | 5 | May 26, 08 |
| Born with Buttress Foot???? | 1 | 7 | Dec 21, 07 |
| Non articular coffin bone fracture | 1 | 18 | Oct 25, 07 |
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| Corrective Shoeing For Grade 1 Pedal Fracture | 1 | 15 | Oct 11, 06 |
| Very Long Term Prognosis | 1 | 7 | Nov 20, 03 |
| Osteoporosis in coffin bone- could lead to fracture? | 1 | 6 | Jan 14, 02 |
| Coffin Bone Fracture | 1 | 3 | May 26, 01 |
| Chip fracture of coffin bone | 1 | 2 | Jan 6, 00 |
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