R. Jay Bickers, DVM, Dipl. ACVS

R. Jay Bickers, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, practices at Brazos Valley Equine Hospital in Stephenville, Tx. His clinical interests include lameness, orthopedic surgery, colic surgery and chiropractics.

Articles by: R. Jay Bickers, DVM, Dipl. ACVS

Should the Screw Stay In?

My 2-year-old filly clipped a fence post in a pasture eight months ago. The result was a slab fracture of the right hind long pastern bone. My vet attempted to repair it with a screw, which failed to hold the fragment in place

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