Splintex Gold and Silver The cannon bone in the horse is flanked by two splint bones on either side. In the young horse these bones are connected by interosseous (soft) ligaments. As the horse reaches five or six, the ligaments ossify to create a bone connection. A splint (interosseous desmitis) occurs during the ossification stage as a result of trauma to the interosseous ligament. The trauma is usually caused by exercise or direct trauma (eg a kick). The swelling causes a bony lump; usually on the inside of the leg as the inside splint bone carries more weight than the outside one.
Using Splintex Splintex works by producing an increased oxygen tension in the localised area, preventing the deposition of new bone. Due to a prolonged inflammatory response, there is a drop in the tissue pH which is incompatible with the deposition or laydown of new bone. Because of the renewed inflammatory response from the chemicals within Splintex, it will stimulate delayed or healing fatigue, causing the local tissue and periosteum to reduce in size as the healing becomes more complete.
