ABSTRACT

126 Dorsoplantar (126a) and lateral (126b) view radiographs of the distal left hind - limb of a three-year-old, female Labrador Retriever that sustained an injury to the hock when the dog was hit by a car. The dog had a laceration over the medial aspect of the distal tibia which was debrided and closed with staples at an emergency clinic. The left talocrural joint was grossly unstable on palpation when the joint was stressed in valgus. i. Describe the radiographic abnormalities. ii. How should this injury be treated?