| 31. | Fetlock boots are sometimes seen on the rear legs, primarily to prevent the horse from hitting itself on tight turns.
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| 32. | A totally ruptured superficial digital flexor tendon ( SDFT ) will cause a visible drop in the angle of the fetlock.
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| 33. | He noted that horses would sink in sand to their fetlocks, and walking in the sand exhausted men and animals.
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| 34. | Dr . Stephen J . Selway led the five-person surgical team to align and stabilize Charismatic's fetlock joint.
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| 35. | Any stockings or socks _ lighter hair around a horse's fetlocks _ would be noted if River Emperor had them.
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| 36. | Prior to injection, a tourniquet is placed around the fetlock to help keep the contrast material within the foot during radiography.
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| 37. | The treatment was called a " pinfire, " a " cure " which resulted in a large knob on her fetlock.
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| 38. | A positive result from this block will not be able to differentiate foot pain from pain in the pastern or fetlock region.
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| 39. | When the fetlock suffers trauma, enzymes and other agents from the joint lining are released that destroy tissue inside the joint.
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| 40. | An injury to the collateral ligament of the fetlock predisposes the horse to fetlock luxation, the second most common fatal injury.
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