cannon bone
noun
: a bone in hoofed mammals that extends from the knee or hock to the fetlock
especially
: the enlarged metacarpal or metatarsal of the third digit of a horse
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O’Brien said the initial diagnosis was a non-displaced condylar fracture and described it as a small crack in the cannon bone.
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
The 3-year-old filly's fetlock, a joint between the cannon bone and the pastern, of her right front leg was separated.
—Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2023
But in June, Maxfield was discovered to have a non-displaced condylar fracture in his right front cannon bone.
—David J. Kim, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2021
In a press release Wednesday, Godolphin announced Grade 3 Matt Winn winner Maxfield was discovered to have a non-displaced condylar fracture in his right front cannon bone.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2020
John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
The 3-year-old filly's fetlock, a joint between the cannon bone and the pastern, of her right front leg was separated.
—Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2023
But in June, Maxfield was discovered to have a non-displaced condylar fracture in his right front cannon bone.
—David J. Kim, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2021
In a press release Wednesday, Godolphin announced Grade 3 Matt Winn winner Maxfield was discovered to have a non-displaced condylar fracture in his right front cannon bone.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2020
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