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Why do they euthanize horses with broken legs? Explaining why race horses are put down after serious injuries
The bone can often be shattered. The other challenge is that unlike humans who can rest when their leg is broken, horses spend all ... eventually had a foot bruise and then developed laminitis ...
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Surgery for cancer replaces knee with foot
During the procedure the knee and the cancerous bone near it are removed, and the foot is attached to the upper leg. The procedure allows patients better control of their prosthetic devices.