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Crown Equine Veterinary Services PO Box 1085, Mornington, Victoria, Australia [email protected] CROWN EQUINE VETERINARY SERVICES PTY LTD p +61 (3) 9775 4374 e [email protected] w www.crownequine.com.au 30th September 2019 CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHIC REPORT – MULETA OWNER : AQUIS HISTORY In training in Canungra, QLD. CLINICAL EXAM Trotting LF 1/5 lame in hand. LF medial splint exostoses sore and warm on palpation. RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS There is an area of lysis mid diaphysis LF McIV within a moderate sized bony callus. The callus margin has an irregular contour. TREATMENT / PLAN Muleta has a moderate sized LF medial ‘splint’ with a secondary fracture (most likely from trauma). This injury is actively healing and therefore the horse requires a period of rest (2 weeks) prior to resuming training (walking machine 2 weeks). Shockwave weekly may be useful to hasten the healing process. Please contact CEVS ([email protected]) if you have any queries, Sincerely,

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Crown  Equine  Veterinary  Services  PO  Box  1085,  Mornington,  Victoria,  Australia                [email protected]  

          CROWN  EQUINE  VETERINARY  SERVICES  PTY  LTD  

            p      +61  (3)  9775  4374  

            e      [email protected]  

            w      www.crownequine.com.au  

                                                       30th  September  2019  

 CLINICAL  AND  RADIOGRAPHIC  REPORT  –  MULETA  

OWNER  :    AQUIS    HISTORY  In  training  in  Canungra,  QLD.    CLINICAL  EXAM  Trotting  LF  1/5  lame  in  hand.    LF  medial  splint  exostoses  sore  and  warm  on  palpation.      RADIOGRAPHIC  FINDINGS  There  is  an  area  of  lysis  mid  diaphysis  LF  McIV  within  a  moderate  sized  bony  callus.      The  callus  margin  has  an  irregular  contour.  

   TREATMENT  /  PLAN  Muleta  has  a  moderate  sized  LF  medial  ‘splint’  with  a  secondary  fracture  (most  likely  from  trauma).      This  injury  is  actively  healing  and  therefore  the  horse  requires  a  period  of  rest  (2  weeks)  prior  to  resuming  training  (walking  machine  2  weeks).    Shockwave  weekly  may  be  useful  to  hasten  the  healing  process.      Please  contact  CEVS  ([email protected])  if  you  have  any  queries,  

 Sincerely,    

 

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………………………………………………………   V5133  Dr.  Ben  Mason                BVSc  (Hons),  BSc,  MANZCVS  (Radiology),  MRCVS  Veterinary  Surgeon