Pan‐carpal arthrodesis as a treatment for distal radial fracture in a pony

Complete, displaced radial fractures carry a poor prognosis in adult horses. In foals and ponies, fracture repair may have good outcome following internal fixation. Distal are difficult to stabilise due limited bony purchase. Therefore, carpal arthrodesis provide viable option for salvaging the horse. this report, we describe pan-carpal as treatment distal an pony. A 12-year-old pony, 180 kg bodyweight, was presented left front non-weight bearing lameness. Diagnosis of closed, comminuted, fracture, with antebrachiocarpal joint involvement, made radiographically. The repaired performed. Recovery uneventful. implants were gradually removed, minimally invasive standing procedure, surgical site infection. Two years surgery, horse is sound at walk trots freely flexion affected carpus. Radiographs revealed healing failure arthrodesis. essence, unintentionally, performed temporary trans-articular stabilisation by repairing comminuted while preserving partial range motion. This technique, stabilisation, could be applied intentionally on other or proximal long bone