Tibial stress fractures - a more common injury in racehorses than you might think

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Tibial stress fractures are generally perceived to be serious injuries that occurinfrequently and require lengthy recovery times. However, this article will suggestthat these injuries are in fact much more common than most people think and areoften …

Tibial stress fractures are generally perceived to be serious injuries that occur infrequently and require lengthy recovery times. However, this article will suggest that these injuries are in fact much more common than most people think and are often misdiagnosed as pulled muscles. In addition, they may not be as serious as previously thought and with the help of sequential x-rays monitoring the injury, young horses can be returned to training surprisingly quickly.

By James Tate BVMS MRCVS

First Published (21 July 2010 - Issue 17)