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Traumatic sacral fracture following dystocia in a Thoroughbred foal
Author(s) -
Mackenzie C.,
Haggett E.,
Powell S.,
Swarbrick M.,
Leaman T.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12714
Subject(s) - foal , medicine , lumbosacral joint , physis , surgery , radiography , paralysis , anatomy , archaeology , history
Summary A Thoroughbred colt with a history of dystocia was referred for further management of suspected hypoxia. The foal showed signs of neonatal maladjustment syndrome and hindlimb paralysis. Radiography revealed the presence of a severe lumbosacral injury. The foal was subjected to euthanasia due to a hopeless prognosis. Computed tomography was performed post‐mortem and revealed a type I Salter Harris fracture of the cranial physis of the first sacral vertebra.