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Dorsal Metacarpal Disease (Bucked Shins) in Performance Horses
by Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Introduction
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A New Theory
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
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Further Experiments
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Prognosis
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Prevention Strategy
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Cortical Fractures of the Cannon
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Bucked shins seem is a disease of young horses being trained at speed. This would include Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, and Quarter Horses and it is seen in some surveys that almost 3/4 of TB's develop bucked shins. The classical explanation for bucked shins is related to micro-fracture of the front cortex of the cannon bone from the trauma of running. If enough time is allowed between exercises, these fractures heal and the bone remodels and becomes stronger. However in typical training regimens the exercises are too frequent to allow complete healing and the result is the damage accumulates and the bone becomes inflammed. Despite an increasing understanding of bucked shins this problem stills plagues us.
A complication of past bucked shins and with a very similar clinical appearance are fissure and saucer fractures of the cannon bone. This article presents some of the new thoughts about bucked shins and cannon fissure/saucer fractures. It covers some of the new thoughts on these related problems, diagnosis, treatment, and ways to greatly reduce the incidence.
~Word Count: 2757 words (The average magazine page contains about 600 words);
~Last Updated: May 28, 2008;
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