Word: sesamoid
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...infection during recovery SAVING BARBARO 1 In a 4.5-hour operation, surgeons inserted 27 screws and a 15-in. (38 cm) plate in and along the broken bones. The bones will fuse over time. Barbaro should be able to walk again, even though his ankle won't bend Cannon Sesamoid Pastern 2 To keep him from thrashing about and reinjuring himself when the anesthetic wore off, Barbaro was lowered into a pool of water for about an hour Raft keeps horse dry 3 Once he was fully awake, Barbaro was hoisted from the pool and taken by monorail...
Metatarsal vein Cannon Metatarsal artery Sesamoid Hoof Pastern...
Cannon 1 large, other small fractures Sesamoid Multiple fractures...
Other early favorites have fallen victim to exhausting seasons. Star Gallant, the colt unbeaten in his career until Timely Writer nailed him in the Florida Derby, has dropped out of the picture. Hostage is being held by a fractured sesamoid bone. Distinctive Pro and Deputy Minister, two class horses from the 1980 yearling crop, have also been felled by racing injuries. Before Dawn, this year's top filly, said goodnight a long time ago, leaving the Genuine Risk school of fans without a favorite...
...into the race, with Ruffian slightly ahead, there was a sharp snap. "Like a pistol shot," said the filly's jockey Jacinto Vasquez. Ruffian's right front ankle had cracked. The cheering faded as the afflicted horse pounded on, then slowed to a stop with the fragile sesamoid bones above the hoof completely shattered. Within nine hours Ruffian was dead, put down with the assent of her owners, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Janney Jr. Ruffian's death came as an enormous blow to the racing fraternity. But for sportswriters and just plain enthusiasts, it was a beginning...