title: Rib fracture in a horse during an endurance race.
abstract: We describe a fatal case, in which a horse suffered a fall and as a consequence, rib fractures. Diagnosis was made postmortem and the horse died without showing clear signs of respiratory dysfunction. The retrospective reports of injuries can be important to reduce these traumatic events and to avoid fatalities.
authors.affiliation: Equine Sports Medicine Centre, University of Córdoba, Spain. ptrigo@uco.es
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trigo
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castejón
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Riber
authors.forename: Diana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Hassel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006736:Horses / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*