The horse had an accident in the stable which was trapped against the wall of the box. When the grooms took him out of the box, the horse walking in straight line had 3/5 left forelimb lameness (AAEP lameness scale). When struggling to get out of that situation, he sustained multiple injuries over the palmar area of the metacarpal region of his left forelimb. The palmar aspect of the left forelimb was totally swollen so we decided to proceed with the radiographic examination since we had the suspicion of a fracture. Ultrasonographic examination was not possible at this moment due to the great inflammation which could lead us to a wrong diagnosis.
