Slab fracture, third carpal bone, radiograph, horse

Slab fracture, third carpal bone, radiograph, horse

Flexed lateral radiograph showing a slab fracture (arrow) of the third carpal bone in a horse. Note also the small bony fragments in the palmar aspect of the middle carpal joint, the marked soft tissue swelling, and lack of reduction of the fracture with flexion

Courtesy of Dr. Matthew T. Brokken.