AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES|agricultural activity|animal health
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- catastrophic fracture | catastrophic bone injury
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- Definition "severe musculoskeletal injury sustained by athletic horses during racingor training that results in an acute lameness [ IATE:1258182 ]" Reference "Stacey Oke. Understanding and Preventing CATASTROPHIC INJURIES. July 2008 The Horse TheHorse.com http://www.grayson-jockeyclub.org/newsimages/catastrophic_injuries.pdf [15.6.2012]"
- Comment Such injuries include (either alone or in combination):- Condylar fractures- Fractures of the sesamoid bones- Displaced slab fractures in bones such as the third carpal (in the knee) bone or central tarsal (in the hock) bone- P1 (long pastern bone) fractures/sagittal fractures (or any fracture of the distal limb); andAny other bony fractures, including those of the tibia, humerus, pelvis, femur, or stifle.